Law note · Minnesota
HF 4138 (2026), STOP HARMS from Addictive Social Media Act
cite Minn. Stat. ยงยง 325M.33, 325M.40 (2026 Minn. Laws ch. 111)
stage IMMINENT in force in 306 days
effective 2027-07-01
reviewed 2026-07-15
Requires a covered social media platform (10,000 or more account holders, or at least $1 billion in worldwide revenue) to estimate a new account holder's age after 25 hours of use within six months, treating the user as a child (age 15 or younger) unless it can conclude with 80 percent confidence the user is 16 or older, rising to a 90 percent confidence threshold at 50 hours of use.
Child accounts require verifiable parental consent, must default to the most private settings, and may not display addictive interface features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, or targeted advertising.
Primary source: official session law text, Minnesota Revisor of Statutes