A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on enforcement mechanisms or penalties, leaving these aspects uncertain.

Age Verification for Social Media Access

This bill requires social media companies to restrict access by users under 16 years old unless they obtain verifiable parental consent.

What This Bill Does

• Requires social media companies to block young users' access until their parents give permission.
• Defines a 'minor user' as someone younger than 16 years old.
• Gives the state attorney general power to sue social media companies if they do not follow these rules.

Who It Names or Affects

• Social media companies
• Parents of children under 16 years old
• Children under 16 years old

Terms To Know

Minor user

A person who is younger than 16 years old.

Verifiable parental consent

Proof that a parent or guardian has given permission for their child to use social media.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if parents do not give permission.
• It is unclear how the law will be enforced and what penalties might apply.

Official Summary Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation.
Age verification for access to social media.

Current Bill Text

A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning trade regulation.

Age verification for access to social media.

Requires a social media operator to restrict a minor user's viewing of social media without first obtaining verifiable parental consent for the minor user. Defines a "minor user" as an individual who is less than 16 years of age. Allows the attorney general to: (1) bring an action against a social media operator that fails to implement a verifiable parental consent method; and (2) issue a civil investigative demand if the attorney general has reasonable cause to believe that any person is engaged in a violation.