Law note · Arkansas
Act 900 of 2025 (SB611), Social Media Safety Act amendments (addictive design)
cite Act 900 of 2025 (SB611), amending Ark. Code Ann. ยง 4-88-1401 et seq.
stage ENJOINED enforcement paused by a court
effective 2025-08-05
reviewed 2026-07-15
Amends the Social Media Safety Act to lower the covered minor age from 18 to 16, prohibit addictive design features, require default privacy settings, and disable non-essential notifications between 10 PM and 6 AM. Signed April 21, 2025; most provisions took effect August 5, 2025, while the addictive design and notification duties in Section 2 carried a delayed effective date of April 21, 2026, one year after enactment.
Primary source: official act text, Arkansas State Legislature