Consumer Data Protection Act; social media platforms; responsibilities and prohibitions related to minors. Requires that any controller or processor that operates a social media platform shall (i) use commercially reasonable methods, such as a neutral age screen mechanism, to determine whether a user is a minor younger than 16 years of age and (ii) limit any such minor's use of such social media platform to one hour per day, per service or application, and allow a parent to give verifiable parental consent to increase or decrease the daily time limit. The bill has a delayed effective date of January 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 59.1-575
General Laws and Technology Substitute: 59.1-575
Communications, Technology and Innovation Subcommittee Substitute: 59.1-575
Communications, Technology and Innovation Substitute: 59.1-575
Delegate Thomas Substitute: 59.1-575
Enrolled: 59.1-575
Chaptered: 59.1-575