Law note · Connecticut
SB 5 (2026), An Act Concerning Online Safety, social media protections for minors
Part of a 39 section omnibus online safety and artificial intelligence act signed June 2, 2026.
Section 39 bars covered platforms from showing a user personalized algorithmic recommendations unless the operator uses commercially reasonable and technically feasible methods to determine the user is not a minor under 18, or obtains verifiable parental consent for a minor; bars notifications to minors between 9:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. absent parental consent; requires protective defaults for minor accounts including a one hour per day limit on algorithmic feeds; requires deletion of age determination data; and requires annual public disclosures.
Primary source: official session public act text, Connecticut General Assembly