Alaska2026Passed Legislature

SB262

Alaska Social Media Rules for Minors

Last scannedSep 20, 2026, 12:32 AM

In one sentence

This law requires certain social media platforms to ban users under age 16 in Alaska and limits how they use personal data from users under age 18.

Requires covered platforms to stop people under 16 who live in Alaska from creating accounts.
Orders platforms to close existing accounts for Alaskans under 16, including those the platform thinks are likely under 16, with a 90-day window to dispute the closure.
Mandates that platforms delete all information linked to terminated accounts unless another law requires keeping it.
Prohibits covered platforms from using personal data of users under 18 in automated systems to suggest or rank content for them.
Allows parents or guardians to sue on behalf of a minor if the platform knowingly breaks these rules and harms their child.

Social media platforms that meet specific size, usage time, and feature requirements in Alaska.
Residents of Alaska who are under the age of 16.
Residents of Alaska who are between the ages of 16 and 18 regarding data use rules.
Parents or legal guardians of minors using these social media accounts.

These rules only apply to platforms where at least 10% of daily active users under 18 spend an average of two hours or more on the app.
The law also applies only if the platform has specific features like endless scrolling, push notifications, auto-play video, live streaming, or visible reaction counts.
Platforms may still show content that a user chose to follow if it appears in chronological order rather than by algorithm.

Plain language

Social Media Platform: A website, app, or online forum that lets users share content and uses computer programs to choose what content each user sees. It does not include services used only for private messages between two people.
Personalized Recommendation System: An automated system that suggests, promotes, or ranks posts and other users based on information about the account holder's activity or data.
Daily Active Users: The number of unique people in the United States who used a platform at least 80 percent of the days during the past year, or if new, the past month.

Official record

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SOCIAL MEDIA/MINORS An Act relating to social media and minors; and providing for an effective date.

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