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Colorado House Bill HB1287

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11 First Regular Session
22 Seventy-fifth General Assembly
33 STATE OF COLORADO
44 INTRODUCED
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77 LLS NO. 25-0476.01 Richard Sweetman x4333
88 HOUSE BILL 25-1287
99 House Committees Senate Committees
1010 Health & Human Services
1111 A BILL FOR AN ACT
1212 C
1313 ONCERNING TOOLS TO PROTECT MI NOR USERS OF SOCIAL MEDIA .101
1414 Bill Summary
1515 (Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
1616 not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
1717 passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
1818 applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
1919 http://leg.colorado.gov
2020 .)
2121 The bill establishes certain requirements for social media
2222 companies and social media platforms in order to protect Colorado minor
2323 users. Specifically, the bill:
2424 ! Relocates, with amendments, certain language requiring a
2525 social media platform to include a function that provides
2626 minor users information about their engagement in social
2727 media, which language was enacted in 2024 by House Bill
2828 24-1136;
2929 HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
3030 Caldwell and Lukens,
3131 SENATE SPONSORSHIP
3232 Pelton B. and Michaelson Jenet,
3333 Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
3434 Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
3535 Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. ! Requires a social media company to implement an age
3636 assurance system to determine whether a current or
3737 prospective Colorado user on the social media company's
3838 social media platform is a minor;
3939 ! Requires a social media company to provide tools and
4040 settings for a minor user to control their own experience
4141 using a social media platform;
4242 ! Requires a social media company to provide tools and
4343 settings for parents to support a minor user of a social
4444 media platform;
4545 ! Specifies minimum capabilities for the tools and settings;
4646 ! Requires a social media company to take additional
4747 specific measures to maximize the privacy and security of
4848 minor users;
4949 ! Prohibits a social media platform from leading or
5050 encouraging a minor or parent to provide personal
5151 information, provide consent, disable safeguards or
5252 parental tools, or forgo privacy or security protections
5353 using a mechanism or interface that is designed to
5454 substantially subvert or impair, or that is manipulated with
5555 the effect of substantially subverting or impairing, user
5656 autonomy, decision-making, or choice;
5757 ! Deems the use of a design, algorithm, or feature to
5858 increase, sustain, or extend a minor user's engagement
5959 with, or use of, a social media platform to be processing
6060 that presents a heightened risk of harm to minors, as
6161 defined in existing law, and therefore subject to certain
6262 data analysis requirements; and
6363 ! Authorizes the attorney general to adopt rules to implement
6464 the bill.
6565 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
6666 SECTION 1. Legislative declaration. (1) The general assembly2
6767 finds and declares that:3
6868 (a) Colorado has a compelling interest in safeguarding the4
6969 well-being and privacy of minors in the state;5
7070 (b) More than 90% of United States teenagers have smartphones6
7171 and use social media, with nearly half stating they are online almost7
7272 constantly. Almost 40% of children ages 8 to 12 use social media, and the8
7373 HB25-1287-2- number is growing.1
7474 (c) Social media platforms use addictive design features that cause2
7575 young users to spend more time on social media than they otherwise3
7676 would, impacting sleep patterns, academic performance, and overall4
7777 health. Prolonged and unregulated social media use has been linked to5
7878 adverse effects on the mental health of minors, including significantly6
7979 higher rates of depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and self-harm.7
8080 (d) As the United States surgeon general has reported, recent8
8181 evidence has identified reasons for concern about social media usage by9
8282 children and adolescents. This evidence includes a study concluding that10
8383 the risk of poor mental health outcomes doubles for children and11
8484 adolescents who use social media at least 3 hours a day and research12
8585 finding that social media usage is linked to a variety of negative health13
8686 outcomes, including low self-esteem and disordered eating, for adolescent14
8787 girls.15
8888 (e) Colorado and the entire nation are facing an ongoing youth16
8989 mental health crisis, with rates of adolescent suicides, depressive17
9090 episodes, and feelings of sadness and hopelessness on the rise in recent18
9191 years; 19
9292 (f) The proliferation of social media services also has led to the20
9393 widespread collection and utilization of personal information, exposing21
9494 minors to potential privacy and identity-related harms;22
9595 (g) Creating a safer social media environment for minors requires23
9696 that Colorado take action to protect minors from negative mental health24
9797 impacts and safeguard their privacy and personal information;25
9898 (h) Colorado has a long history of enacting safeguards around26
9999 products and activities that pose risks to minors, including regulations on27
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101101 -3- motor vehicles, medications, addictive substances, and products and1
102102 services targeted to children;2
103103 (i) Social media platforms are designed without sufficient tools to3
104104 allow minors to manage their use of the platforms or to allow for4
105105 adequate parental support;5
106106 (j) Age-appropriate tools are needed to allow minors and their6
107107 parents to set appropriate boundaries, particularly for features and settings7
108108 that cause excessive use. In addition, it is critical that the security and8
109109 privacy of minors using social media are adequately protected.9
110110 (k) To ensure minors and their parents have access to tools and10
111111 safeguards for a safer social media environment, age assurance is needed.11
112112 (2) Therefore, the general assembly declares that it is essential that12
113113 Colorado act to require that social media companies provide13
114114 common-sense protections for minor users in this state.14
115115 SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, amend with15
116116 amended and relocated provisions part 16 of article 1 of title 6 as16
117117 follows:17
118118 6-1-1601. Definitions. A
119119 S USED IN THIS PART 16, UNLESS THE18
120120 CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES :19
121121 (1) "A
122122 GE ASSURANCE SYSTEM" MEANS MEASURES REASONABLY20
123123 CALCULATED TO ENABLE A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY TO IDENTIFY WITH AN21
124124 ACCURACY RATE OF AT LEAST NINETY-FIVE PERCENT WHETHER A CURRENT22
125125 OR PROSPECTIVE COLORADO USER IS A MINOR.23
126126 (2) "C
127127 OLORADO MINOR USER" MEANS A COLORADO RESIDENT WHO24
128128 IS UNDER EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND WHO HAS , REGISTERS,25
129129 ESTABLISHES, OR OPENS AN ACCOUNT OR PROFILE TO USE A SOCIAL MEDIA26
130130 PLATFORM.27
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132132 -4- (3) "COLORADO USER" MEANS A COLORADO RESIDENT WHO HAS ,1
133133 REGISTERS, ESTABLISHES, OR OPENS AN ACCOUNT OR PROFILE TO USE A2
134134 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM.3
135135 (4) "C
136136 ONNECTED ACCOUNT" MEANS AN ACCOUNT OR USER ON A4
137137 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, WHICH ACCOUNT OR USER IS CONNECTED TO5
138138 ANOTHER ACCOUNT OR USER BY :6
139139 (a) S
140140 ENDING A REQUEST TO CONNECT TO ANOTHER ACCOUNT OR7
141141 USER AND HAVING THE REQUEST TO CONNECT ACCEPTED BY THE OTHER8
142142 ACCOUNT HOLDER OR USER ; OR9
143143 (b) R
144144 ECEIVING A REQUEST TO CONNECT FROM ANOTHER ACCOUNT10
145145 OR USER AND ACCEPTING THE REQUEST TO CONNECT .11
146146 (5) "C
147147 OVERED FEATURE" MEANS:12
148148 (a) A
149149 N AUTO-PLAY FEATURE, INCLUDING AUTOMATIC PLAYING OF13
150150 MEDIA CONTENT;14
151151 (b) S
152152 CROLLING OR PAGINATION THAT LOADS ADDITIONAL CONTENT15
153153 AS LONG AS THE USER CONTINUES SCROLLING ;16
154154 (c) E
155155 PHEMERAL CONTENT FEEDS ;17
156156 (d) N
157157 OTIFICATION AND ALERT FEATURES;18
158158 (e) R
159159 EWARDS FEATURES, INCLUDING REWARDS FOR TIME SPENT ON19
160160 A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM;20
161161 (f) A
162162 PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM ;21
163163 (g) C
164164 OMMENTS, LIKES, TAGS, AND OTHER FORMS OF FEEDBACK FOR22
165165 INTERACTING WITH CONTENT AND OTHER USERS ; AND23
166166 (h) G
167167 EOLOCATION FEATURES THAT SHARE OR PROVIDE24
168168 INFORMATION ABOUT THE GEOLOCATION OF A MINOR USER TO OTHER25
169169 USERS ON A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM .26
170170 (6) "D
171171 EVICE" HAS THE MEANING SET FORTH IN SECTION27
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173173 -5- 24-37.5-902 (3).1
174174 (7) "I
175175 DENTIFIED OR IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL" HAS THE MEANING2
176176 SET FORTH IN SECTION 6-1-1303 (16).3
177177 (8) "M
178178 INOR" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO IS UNDER EIGHTEEN4
179179 YEARS OF AGE.5
180180 (9) "P
181181 ARENT" MEANS A PARENT OR LEGAL GUARDIAN OF A MINOR .6
182182 (10) "P
183183 ERSONAL DATA" MEANS INFORMATION THAT IS LINKED OR7
184184 REASONABLY LINKABLE TO AN IDENTIFIED OR IDENTIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL .8
185185 (11) "P
186186 ERSONALIZED RECOMME NDATION SYSTEM " MEANS A FULLY9
187187 OR PARTIALLY AUTOMATED SYSTEM USED TO SUGGEST , PROMOTE, OR10
188188 RANK CONTENT, INCLUDING OTHER USERS OR POSTS , BASED ON THE11
189189 PERSONAL DATA OF USERS.12
190190 (12) "S
191191 OCIAL MEDIA COMPANY" MEANS A PERSON THAT OWNS OR13
192192 OPERATES ONE OR MORE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS .14
193193 (13) (a) "S
194194 OCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM" MEANS AN INTERNET-BASED15
195195 SERVICE OR APPLICATION THAT HAS USERS IN COLORADO AND MEETS16
196196 BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA:17
197197 (I) A
198198 SUBSTANTIAL FUNCTION OF THE SERVICE OR APPLICATION IS18
199199 TO ALLOW USERS TO INTERACT SOCIALLY WITH EACH OTHER WITHIN THE19
200200 SERVICE OR APPLICATION; AND20
201201 (II) T
202202 HE SERVICE OR APPLICATION ALLOWS A USER TO :21
203203 (A) B
204204 ECOME A REGISTERED USER , ESTABLISH AN ACCOUNT ,22
205205 CONSTRUCT A PUBLIC OR SEMIPUBLIC PROFILE FOR PURPOSES OF SIGNING23
206206 INTO AND USING THE SERVICE OR APPLICATION , OR POPULATE A LIST OF24
207207 OTHER USERS OR ACCOUNTS WITH WHOM AN INDIVI DUAL SHARES A SOCIAL25
208208 CONNECTION WITHIN THE SERVICE OR APPLICATION ; AND26
209209 (B) C
210210 REATE OR POST CONTENT THAT IS VIEWABLE BY OTHER27
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212212 -6- USERS.1
213213 (b) "S
214214 OCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM " DOES NOT INCLUDE AN2
215215 INTERNET-BASED SERVICE OR APPLICATION IF THE PREDOMINANT OR3
216216 EXCLUSIVE FUNCTION OF THE SERVICE OR APPLICATION IS :4
217217 (I) P
218218 ROVIDING INTERNET ACCESS OR BROADBAND SERVICE ;5
219219 (II) P
220220 ROVIDING ELECTRONIC MAIL;6
221221 (III) P
222222 ROVIDING DIRECT MESSAGING WHEREBY MESSAGES ARE7
223223 SENT BETWEEN DEVICES BY ELECTRONIC MEANS , ARE SHARED BETWEEN8
224224 A SENDER AND A RECIPIENT, ARE VISIBLE ONLY TO THE SENDER AND THE9
225225 RECIPIENT, ARE NOT POSTED PUBLICLY, AND ARE NOT EMBEDDED INTO A10
226226 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM;11
227227 (IV) F
228228 ACILITATING COMMUNICATION WITHIN A BUSINESS OR AN12
229229 ENTERPRISE AMONG EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES OF THE BUSINESS OR13
230230 ENTERPRISE, SO LONG AS ACCESS TO THE SERVICE OR APPLICATION IS14
231231 RESTRICTED TO EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES OF THE BUSINESS OR15
232232 ENTERPRISE;16
233233 (V) S
234234 ELLING ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE TO BUSINESSES ,17
235235 GOVERNMENTS, OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS;18
236236 (VI) P
237237 ROVIDING CLOUD-BASED ELECTRONIC STORAGE, INCLUDING19
238238 CLOUD-BASED STORAGE THAT ALLOWS COLLABORATIVE EDITING BY20
239239 INVITED USERS;21
240240 (VII) F
241241 ACILITATING TELECONFERENCING AND VIDEO22
242242 CONFERENCING FEATURES THAT ARE LIMITED TO CERTAIN PARTICIPANTS23
243243 IN THE TELECONFERENCE OR VIDEO CONFERENCE AND ARE NOT POSTED24
244244 PUBLICLY OR FOR BROAD DISTRIBUTION TO OTHER USERS ;25
245245 (VIII) F
246246 ACILITATING CROWD-SOURCED CONTENT FOR REFERENCE26
247247 GUIDES, SUCH AS ENCYCLOPEDIAS , EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS , AND27
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249249 -7- DICTIONARIES;1
250250 (IX) F
251251 ACILITATING ONLINE SHOPPING OR E -COMMERCE IF THE2
252252 RELATED INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS OR ACCOUNT HOLDERS ARE3
253253 LIMITED TO:4
254254 (A) T
255255 HE ABILITY TO POST AND VIEW COMMENTS AS PART OF5
256256 RATINGS AND REVIEWS OF PRODUCTS ;6
257257 (B) T
258258 HE ABILITY TO DISPLAY LISTS OR COLLECTIONS OF GOODS FOR7
259259 SALE OR WISH LISTS; AND8
260260 (C) O
261261 THER FUNCTIONS THAT ARE FOCUSED ON ONLINE SHOPPING9
262262 OR E-COMMERCE RATHER THAN OTHER INTERACTIONS BETWEEN USERS OR10
263263 ACCOUNT HOLDERS;11
264264 (X) P
265265 ROVIDING A STREAMING SERVICE THAT :12
266266 (A) S
267267 TREAMS ONLY LICENSED AND NOT USER -GENERATED MEDIA13
268268 CONTENT IN A CONTINUOUS FLOW FROM THE SERVICE , WEBSITE, OR14
269269 APPLICATION TO THE END USER; AND15
270270 (B) D
271271 OES NOT REQUIRE A USER OR ACCOUNT HOLDER TO AGREE TO16
272272 THE SERVICE'S OR APPLICATION'S TERMS OF SERVICE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN17
273273 A LICENSE TO ACCESS THE MEDIA CONTENT ;18
274274 (XI) P
275275 ROVIDING NEWS, SPORTS, ENTERTAINMENT, OR OTHER19
276276 CONTENT THAT IS PRESELECTED BY THE PROVIDER AND NOT20
277277 USER-GENERATED;21
278278 (XII) P
279279 ROVIDING AN ONLINE SERVICE, WEBSITE, OR APPLICATION22
280280 THAT IS USED BY OR UNDER THE DIRECTION OF AN EDUCATIONAL ENTITY ,23
281281 INCLUDING A LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM , A STUDENT ENGAGEMENT24
282282 PROGRAM, OR A SUBJECT- OR SKILL-SPECIFIC PROGRAM, WHERE THE25
283283 CONTENT IS PREDOMINANTLY CREATED OR POSTED BY THE PROVIDER OF26
284284 THE ONLINE SERVICE, WEBSITE, OR APPLICATION, AND THE ABILITY TO27
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286286 -8- CHAT, COMMENT, OR INTERACT WITH OTHER USERS IS DIRECTLY RELATED1
287287 TO THE PROVIDER'S CONTENT;2
288288 (XIII) P
289289 ROVIDING OR OBTAINING TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR A3
290290 SOFTWARE PLATFORM, PRODUCT, OR SERVICE;4
291291 (XIV) P
292292 ROVIDING CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES ,5
293293 INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL NETWORKING , JOB SKILLS, LEARNING6
294294 CERTIFICATIONS, AND JOB POSTING AND APPLICATION SERVICES ;7
295295 (XV) F
296296 ACILITATING ACADEMIC OR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH ;8
297297 (XVI) P
298298 ROVIDING INTERACTIVE GAMING, VIRTUAL GAMING, OR AN9
299299 ONLINE SERVICE THAT ALLOWS THE CREATION AND UPLOADING OF10
300300 CONTENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTERACTIVE GAMING , EDUCATIONAL11
301301 ENTERTAINMENT, OR OTHER ENTERTAINMENT, AND THE COMMUNICATION12
302302 RELATED TO THAT CONTENT; OR13
303303 (XVII) R
304304 EPORTING OR DISSEMINATING NEWS INFORMATION FOR A14
305305 MASS MEDIUM, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 13-90-119 (1)(a).15
306306 (c) "S
307307 OCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM " DOES NOT INCLUDE AN16
308308 INTERNET-BASED SERVICE OR APPLICATION IF:17
309309 (I) T
310310 HE CONTENT THAT IS POSTED OR CREATED IS PREDOMINANTLY18
311311 POSTED OR CREATED BY THE PROVIDER OF THE INTERNET -BASED SERVICE19
312312 OR APPLICATION AND NOT USER-GENERATED; AND20
313313 (II) T
314314 HE ABILITY TO CHAT, COMMENT, OR INTERACT WITH OTHER21
315315 USERS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE PROVIDER 'S CONTENT.22
316316 (14) "V
317317 ERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT" OR "VERIFIABLE CONSENT"23
318318 MEANS AUTHORIZATION FROM A PARENT OBTAINED USING A METHOD24
319319 REASONABLY DESIGNED TO ENSURE THE INDIVIDUAL GIVING CONSENT IS25
320320 A MINOR'S PARENT.26
321321 6-1-1602. [Formerly 6-1-1601] Social media platform - minor27
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323323 -9- users. (1) On or after January 1, 2026, a social media platform must1
324324 establish INCLUDE a function that either:2
325325 (a) Meets the criteria in subsection (2) of this section and be IS3
326326 informed by the standards established in subsection (5) SUBSECTION (4)4
327327 of this section; or5
328328 (b) Displays a pop-up or full screen notification to a user who6
329329 attests to being under the age of eighteen YEARS OF AGE when the user:7
330330 (I) Has spent one cumulative hour on the social media platform8
331331 during a twenty-four-hour period; or9
332332 (II) Is on a social media platform between the hours of 10 p.m.10
333333 and 6 a.m.11
334334 (2) The function established pursuant to DESCRIBED IN subsection12
335335 (1) of this section must provide users who are under the age of eighteen13
336336 YEARS OF AGE with information about their engagement in social media14
337337 that helps the user understand the impact of social media on the15
338338 developing brain and the mental and physical health of youth MINOR16
339339 users. The information must be supported by data from peer-reviewed17
340340 scholarly articles or the sources included in the mental health and18
341341 technology resource bank established in section 22-2-127.8 (1).19
342342 (3) If the social media platform establishes INCLUDES the function20
343343 described in subsection (1)(b) of this section, the function must repeat at21
344344 least every thirty minutes after the initial notification.22
345345 (4) (a) As used in this section, "social media platform" means an23
346346 internet-based service, website, or application that:24
347347 (I) Has more than one hundred thousand active users in Colorado;25
348348 (II) Permits a person to become a registered user, establish an26
349349 account, or create a public or semipublic profile for the purpose of27
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351351 -10- allowing users to create, share, and view user-generated content through1
352352 the account or profile;2
353353 (III) Enables one or more users to create or post content that can3
354354 be viewed by other users of the medium; and4
355355 (IV) Includes a substantial function to allow users to interact5
356356 socially with each other within the service or application. A service or6
357357 application that provides electronic mail or direct messaging services7
358358 does not meet the criterion described in this subsection (4) on the basis of8
359359 that function alone.9
360360 (b) "Social media platform" does not include an internet-based10
361361 service or application in which the predominant or exclusive function is:11
362362 (I) Providing electronic mail;12
363363 (II) Facilitating commercial transactions, if the interaction with13
364364 other users or account holders is generally limited to:14
365365 (A) The ability to upload a post and comment on reviews or the15
366366 ability to display lists or collections of goods for sale or wish lists; and16
367367 (B) The primary function of the platform is focused on online17
368368 shopping or e-commerce rather than interactions between users or18
369369 account holders;19
370370 (III) Facilitating teleconferencing and video conferencing features20
371371 that are limited to certain participants in the teleconference or video21
372372 conference and are not posted publicly or for broad distribution to other22
373373 users;23
374374 (IV) Facilitating crowd-sourced content for reference guides such24
375375 as encyclopedias and dictionaries;25
376376 (V) Providing cloud-based electronic services, including26
377377 cloud-based services that allow collaborative editing by invited users;27
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379379 -11- (VI) Consisting primarily of news, sports, entertainment, or other1
380380 content that is preselected by the provider and not user generated and any2
381381 chat, comment, or interactive functionality that is provided incidental to,3
382382 directly related to, or dependent upon provision of the content;4
383383 (VII) Interactive gaming, virtual gaming, or an online service that5
384384 allows the creation and uploading of content for the purpose of interactive6
385385 or virtual gaming;7
386386 (VIII) Providing information concerning businesses, products, or8
387387 travel information, including user reviews or rankings of businesses or9
388388 products;10
389389 (IX) Facilitating communication within a business or an enterprise11
390390 among employees or affiliates of the business or enterprise, so long as12
391391 access to the service or application is restricted to employees or affiliates13
392392 of the business or enterprise;14
393393 (X) Selling enterprise software to businesses, governments, or15
394394 nonprofit organizations;16
395395 (XI) Providing a streaming service that streams only licensed17
396396 media in a continuous flow from the service, website, or application to the18
397397 end user and does not require a user or account holder to obtain a license19
398398 for the media by agreement with a social media platform's terms of20
399399 service;21
400400 (XII) Providing an online service, website, or application that is22
401401 used by or under the direction of an educational entity, including a23
402402 learning management system, a student engagement program, or a24
403403 subject- or skill-specific program, for which the majority of the content25
404404 is created or posted by the provider of the online service, website, or26
405405 application and the ability to chat, comment, or interact with other users27
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407407 -12- is directly related to the provider's content;1
408408 (XIII) Providing or obtaining technical support for a platform,2
409409 product, or service;3
410410 (XIV) Providing career development opportunities, including4
411411 professional networking, job skills, learning certifications, and job5
412412 posting and application services;6
413413 (XV) Focused on facilitating academic or scholarly research; or7
414414 (XVI) Reporting or disseminating news information for a mass8
415415 medium, as defined in section 13-90-119.9
416416 (5) (4) The chief information officer in the office of information10
417417 technology, in consultation with the director of the center for health and11
418418 environmental data division of the Colorado department of public health12
419419 and environment and the temporary stakeholder group established in13
420420 section 22-2-127.8, shall establish standards for a user tool or function14
421421 that meets the requirements of subsection (1) of this section for a social15
422422 media platform. The standards must:16
423423 (a) Recommend intervals for notification frequency that are17
424424 similar to those in subsection (3) of this section;18
425425 (b) Provide sample messaging for the content of the notification;19
426426 (c) Be informed by data and research on the efficacy of20
427427 notifications; and21
428428 (d) Recommend the age range of users who would most benefit22
429429 from notifications.23
430430 6-1-1603. Age assurance system required - requirements for24
431431 social media companies - review process - storage and use of personal25
432432 data prohibited. (1) A
433433 SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL IMPLEMENT AN26
434434 AGE ASSURANCE SYSTEM TO DETERMINE WHETHER A CURRENT OR27
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436436 -13- PROSPECTIVE COLORADO USER ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY 'S SOCIAL1
437437 MEDIA PLATFORM IS A MINOR.2
438438 (2)
439439 A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE A COLORADO USER3
440440 THAT THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY IDENTIFIES AS A MINOR THROUGH THE4
441441 USE OF AN AGE ASSURANCE SYSTEM WITH TOOLS FOR COLORADO MINOR5
442442 USERS, PARENTAL SUPERVISORY TOOLS, AND SAFEGUARDS FOR COLORADO6
443443 MINOR USERS, INCLUDING THOSE TOOLS AND SAFEGUARDS DESCRIBED IN7
444444 SECTIONS 6-1-1602, 6-1-1604, 6-1-1605, AND 6-1-1606.8
445445 (3) A
446446 SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL :9
447447 (a) I
448448 MPLEMENT A REVIEW PROCESS ALLOWING A COLORADO USER10
449449 TO APPEAL THE COLORADO USER'S AGE DESIGNATION BY SUBMITTING11
450450 DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE TO ESTABLISH THE COLORADO USER'S AGE12
451451 RANGE; AND13
452452 (b) R
453453 EVIEW DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE SUBMITTED BY SUCH A14
454454 C
455455 OLORADO USER PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (3)(a) OF THIS SECTION AND15
456456 MAKE A DETERMINATION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE COLORADO16
457457 USER'S SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE .17
458458 (4) A
459459 SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL SEGREGATE ANY PERSONAL18
460460 DATA GATHERED FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL NOT19
461461 STORE OR USE SUCH PERSONAL DATA FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN THE20
462462 PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE PERSONAL DATA WAS OBTAINED , EXCEPT AS21
463463 NECESSARY TO COMPLY WITH STATE LAW OR RULES ADOPTED PURSUANT22
464464 TO STATE LAW.23
465465 6-1-1604. Tools for Colorado minor users required - minimum24
466466 capabilities - default setting. (1) A
467467 SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL25
468468 PROVIDE A COLORADO MINOR USER WITH READILY ACCESSIBLE AND26
469469 EASY-TO-USE TOOLS AND SETTINGS TO PROTECT THE COLORADO MINOR27
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471471 -14- USER'S HEALTH AND SAFETY, WHICH TOOLS AND SETTINGS , AT A MINIMUM,1
472472 INCLUDE THE ABILITY TO:2
473473 (a) D
474474 ISABLE COVERED FEATURES , INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO3
475475 DISABLE A PERSONALIZED RECOMME NDATION SYSTEM WHILE STILL4
476476 ALLOWING THE DISPLAY OF CONTENT IN A CHRONOLOGICAL OR OTHER5
477477 NONPERSONALIZED FORMAT ;6
478478 (b) S
479479 ET TIME LIMITS FOR THE MINOR'S DAILY USAGE OF A SOCIAL7
480480 MEDIA PLATFORM ACROSS DEVICES ;8
481481 (c) S
482482 CHEDULE MANDATORY BREAKS FOR THE MINOR DURING9
483483 SELECTED DAYS AND TIMES ACROSS DEVICES ;10
484484 (d) M
485485 ANAGE VERIFIABLE CONSENT REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED11
486486 IN SECTIONS 6-1-1308.5 (3)(a) AND 6-1-1606 (2)(c); AND12
487487 (e) R
488488 EPORT PROBLEMS , UNWANTED CONTACT , AND13
489489 POLICY-VIOLATIVE CONTENT AND ACTIVITY TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA14
490490 COMPANY.15
491491 (2) A
492492 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM SHALL ENABLE THE ABILITY16
493493 DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1)(a) OF THIS SECTION BY DEFAULT.17
494494 6-1-1605. Parental supervisory tools required - minimum18
495495 capabilities - notice of tools required - default setting. (1) A
496496 SOCIAL19
497497 MEDIA COMPANY SHALL PROVIDE READILY ACCESSIBLE AND EASY -TO-USE20
498498 SUPERVISORY TOOLS AND SETTINGS FOR PARENTS TO SUPPORT A21
499499 C
500500 OLORADO MINOR USER OF A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM . THE SUPERVISORY22
501501 TOOLS AND SETTINGS SHALL, AT A MINIMUM, INCLUDE THE CAPABILITY TO:23
502502 (a) I
503503 N THE CASE OF A COLORADO MINOR USER THAT THE SOCIAL24
504504 MEDIA PLATFORM KNOWS IS UNDER THIRTEEN YEARS OF AGE :25
505505 (I) C
506506 HANGE AND CONTROL ACCOUNT SETTINGS , INCLUDING26
507507 PRIVACY, CONTENT SENSITIVITY, AND DIRECT MESSAGING SETTINGS AND27
508508 HB25-1287
509509 -15- PERMISSIONS;1
510510 (II) D
511511 ISABLE COVERED FEATURES , INCLUDING THE ABILITY TO2
512512 DISABLE A PERSONALIZED RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM WHILE STILL3
513513 ALLOWING THE DISPLAY OF CONTENT IN A CHRONOLOGICAL OR OTHER4
514514 NONPERSONALIZED FORMAT ;5
515515 (III) V
516516 IEW METRICS DETAILING THE MINOR'S TOTAL AND AVERAGE6
517517 DAILY TIME SPENT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ACROSS DEVICES ;7
518518 (IV) S
519519 ET TIME LIMITS FOR THE MINOR'S DAILY USAGE OF A SOCIAL8
520520 MEDIA PLATFORM ACROSS DEVICES ;9
521521 (V) S
522522 CHEDULE MANDATORY BREAKS FOR THE MINOR DURING10
523523 SELECTED DAYS AND TIMES ACROSS DEVICES ;11
524524 (VI) R
525525 ESTRICT PURCHASES AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BY THE12
526526 MINOR, WHERE APPLICABLE;13
527527 (VII) R
528528 ECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS WHEN THE MINOR CHANGES AN14
529529 ACCOUNT SETTING;15
530530 (VIII) V
531531 IEW A LIST OF THE MINOR'S CONNECTED ACCOUNTS ON THE16
532532 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM;17
533533 (IX) V
534534 IEW A LIST OF ACCOUNTS BLOCKED BY THE MINOR ;18
535535 (X) M
536536 ANAGE VERIFIABLE CONSENT REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED19
537537 IN SECTIONS 6-1-1308.5 (3)(a) AND 6-1-1606 (2)(c);20
538538 (XI) D
539539 ELETE PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED FROM , OR SHARED BY,21
540540 THE MINOR ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ; AND22
541541 (XII) R
542542 EPORT PROBLEMS , UNWANTED CONTACT , AND23
543543 POLICY-VIOLATIVE CONTENT AND ACTIVITY TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA24
544544 COMPANY; AND25
545545 (b) I
546546 N THE CASE OF A COLORADO MINOR USER THAT THE SOCIAL26
547547 MEDIA PLATFORM KNOWS IS AT LEAST THIR TEEN YEARS OF AGE BUT UNDER27
548548 HB25-1287
549549 -16- EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE:1
550550 (I) V
551551 IEW ACCOUNT SETTINGS, INCLUDING PRIVACY, CONTENT2
552552 SENSITIVITY, AND DIRECT MESSAGING SETTINGS AND PERMISSIONS ;3
553553 (II) V
554554 IEW THE ACCOUNT SETTINGS FOR COVERED FEATURES ;4
555555 (III) V
556556 IEW METRICS DETAILING THE MINOR'S TOTAL AND AVERAGE5
557557 DAILY TIME SPENT ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM ACROSS DEVICES ;6
558558 (IV) S
559559 ET TIME LIMITS FOR THE MINOR'S DAILY USAGE OF A SOCIAL7
560560 MEDIA PLATFORM ACROSS DEVICES ;8
561561 (V) R
562562 ESTRICT PURCHASES AND FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS BY THE9
563563 MINOR, WHERE APPLICABLE;10
564564 (VI) R
565565 ECEIVE NOTIFICATIONS WHEN THE MINOR CHANGES AN11
566566 ACCOUNT SETTING;12
567567 (VII) V
568568 IEW A LIST OF THE MINOR'S CONNECTED ACCOUNTS ON THE13
569569 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM;14
570570 (VIII) V
571571 IEW A LIST OF ACCOUNTS BLOCKED BY THE MINOR ;15
572572 (IX) M
573573 ANAGE VERIFIABLE CONSENT REQUIREMENTS AS DESCRIBED16
574574 IN SECTIONS 6-1-1308.5 (3)(a) AND 6-1-1606 (2)(c); AND17
575575 (X) R
576576 EPORT PROBLEMS , UNWANTED CONTACT , AND18
577577 POLICY-VIOLATIVE CONTENT AND ACTIVITY TO THE SOCIAL MEDIA19
578578 COMPANY.20
579579 (2) A
580580 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM SHALL PROVIDE CLEAR AND21
581581 CONSPICUOUS NOTICE TO A COLORADO MINOR USER REGARDING WHEN22
582582 TOOLS DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION ARE IN EFFECT AND WHAT SETTINGS OR23
583583 CONTROLS HAVE BEEN APPLIED.24
584584 (3) A
585585 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM SHALL ENABLE THE TOOLS25
586586 DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION BY DEFAULT.26
587587 6-1-1606. Colorado minor user accounts - requirements for27
588588 HB25-1287
589589 -17- social media companies - safeguards - default settings. (1) A SOCIAL1
590590 MEDIA COMPANY SHALL TAKE MEASURES TO MAXIMIZE THE PRIVACY AND2
591591 SECURITY OF COLORADO MINOR USERS, INCLUDING MEASURES TO:3
592592 (a) C
593593 OMPLY WITH ALL PROVISIONS WITHIN PART 13 OF THIS4
594594 ARTICLE 1, INCLUDING RESTRICTIONS ON DATA COLLECTION FROM MINOR5
595595 USER ACCOUNTS AND MEASURES TO PROTECT THE CONFIDENTIALITY ,6
596596 SECURITY, AND INTEGRITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM7
597597 A MINOR USER;8
598598 (b) P
599599 ROVIDE AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE AND UNDERSTANDABLE9
600600 NOTICE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6-1-1308 (1), SPECIFICALLY FOR MINOR10
601601 USERS, WHICH NOTICE:11
602602 (I) D
603603 ESCRIBES ANY INFORMATION THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY12
604604 COLLECTS FROM A MINOR USER, INCLUDING GEOLOCATION INFORMATION ;13
605605 AND14
606606 (II) E
607607 XPLAINS HOW THE INFORMATION MAY BE USED OR15
608608 DISCLOSED;16
609609 (c) P
610610 REVENT OTHER USERS, WHETHER REGISTERED OR NOT, FROM17
611611 VIEWING A MINOR'S PERSONAL DATA COLLECTED BY OR SHARED ON THE18
612612 SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, IN PARTICULAR RESTRICTING PUBLIC ACCESS TO19
613613 PERSONAL DATA;20
614614 (d) D
615615 ISABLE SEARCH ENGINE INDEXING OF MINOR PROFILES OR21
616616 ACCOUNTS;22
617617 (e) R
618618 ESTRICT THE VISIBILITY OF A MINOR USER 'S ACCOUNT TO23
619619 ONLY CONNECTED ACCOUNTS ;24
620620 (f) P
621621 REVENT THE RECOMMENDATION OR DISPLAY OF A MINOR25
622622 USER'S ACCOUNT TO ADULT USERS TO WHOM THE MINOR IS NOT26
623623 CONNECTED;27
624624 HB25-1287
625625 -18- (g) LIMIT A MINOR USER'S ABILITY TO SHARE CONTENT WITH ONLY1
626626 CONNECTED ACCOUNTS ;2
627627 (h) L
628628 IMIT A MINOR USER'S DIRECT MESSAGING CAPABILITIES TO3
629629 ALLOW DIRECT MESSAGING ONLY WITH CONNECTED ACCOUNTS ;4
630630 (i) P
631631 ROVIDE A MINOR USER WITH CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS5
632632 WARNINGS WHEN CONTENT SHARED BY THE MINOR ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA6
633633 PLATFORM MAY CONTAIN THE MINOR 'S GEOLOCATION INFORMATION ;7
634634 (j) A
635635 LLOW A MINOR TO DOWNLOAD A FILE WITH ALL INFORMATION8
636636 ASSOCIATED WITH THE MINOR USER 'S ACCOUNT; AND9
637637 (k) U
638638 PON REQUEST OF A MINOR USER:10
639639 (I) D
640640 ELETE THE MINOR USER'S ACCOUNT; OR11
641641 (II) D
642642 ELETE ANY INFORMATION OR MATERIAL THE MINOR USER12
643643 MADE PUBLICLY AVAILABLE ON OR THROUGH THE SOCIAL MEDIA13
644644 PLATFORM.14
645645 (2) A
646646 SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY SHALL ENSURE THAT :15
647647 (a) T
648648 HE PROTECTIONS DESCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (1) OF THIS16
649649 SECTION ARE ACTIVATED AS THE DEFAULT SETTING FOR COLORADO MINOR17
650650 USERS;18
651651 (b) T
652652 HE DEFAULT SETTING FOR ANY MEASURE DESCRIBED IN THIS19
653653 SECTION IS THE OPTION AVAILABLE ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM THAT20
654654 PROVIDES THE MOST PROTECTIVE LEVEL OF CONTROL OVER PRIVACY AND21
655655 SECURITY FOR THAT USER; AND22
656656 (c) A
657657 COLORADO MINOR USER THAT A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM23
658658 KNOWS IS UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE CANNOT CHANGE A DEFAULT24
659659 PRIVACY OR SECURITY SETTING DESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION OR OTHERWISE25
660660 MADE AVAILABLE BY A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM WITHOUT FIRST26
661661 OBTAINING VERIFIABLE PARENTAL CONSENT .27
662662 HB25-1287
663663 -19- 6-1-1607. Social media platforms - user autonomy. A SOCIAL1
664664 MEDIA PLATFORM SHALL NOT LEAD OR ENCOURAGE A COLORADO MINOR2
665665 USER OR A PARENT OF A COLORADO MINOR USER TO PROVIDE PERSONAL3
666666 INFORMATION, PROVIDE CONSENT, DISABLE SAFEGUARDS OR PARENTAL4
667667 TOOLS, OR FORGO PRIVACY OR SECURITY PROTECTIONS REQUIRED UNDER5
668668 THIS PART 16 USING ANY MECHANISM OR INTERFACE THAT IS DESIGNED TO6
669669 SUBSTANTIALLY SUBVERT OR IMPAIR, OR THAT IS MANIPULATED WITH THE7
670670 EFFECT OF SUBSTANTIALLY SUBVERTING OR IMPAIRING , USER AUTONOMY,8
671671 DECISION-MAKING, OR CHOICE.9
672672 6-1-1608. Social media companies - use of engagement designs,10
673673 algorithms, and features. T
674674 HE USE OF A DESIGN, ALGORITHM, OR11
675675 FEATURE TO INCREASE, SUSTAIN, OR EXTEND A COLORADO MINOR USER'S12
676676 ENGAGEMENT WITH , OR USE OF, A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM IS13
677677 CONSIDERED PROCESSING THAT PRESENTS A HEIGHTENED RISK OF HARM14
678678 TO MINORS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 6-1-1303 (14.5), AND IS SUBJECT TO15
679679 THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 6-1-1309.5.16
680680 6-1-1609. Violations - unfair or deceptive trade practice. A17
681681 PERSON THAT KNOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY VIOLATES THIS PART 16 OR18
682682 AIDS OR ABETS A VIOLATION OF THIS PART 16 COMMITS A DECEPTIVE19
683683 TRADE PRACTICE, AS DESCRIBED IN SECTION 6-1-105 (1)(iiii).20
684684 6-1-1610. Duties and obligations not exclusive - remedies not21
685685 exclusive. (1) T
686686 HE DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED BY THIS PART 1622
687687 ARE IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER DUTIES OR OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED UNDER23
688688 LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW, AND THIS PART 16 DOES NOT RELIEVE24
689689 ANY PARTY FROM ANY DUTIES OR OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED UNDER LAW .25
690690 (2) T
691691 HE REMEDIES OR PENALTIES PROVIDED BY THIS PART 16 ARE26
692692 IN ADDITION TO ANY OTHER REMEDIES OR PENALTIES AVAILABLE UNDER27
693693 HB25-1287
694694 -20- LOCAL, STATE, OR FEDERAL LAW.1
695695 6-1-1611. Severability. I
696696 F ANY PROVISION OF THIS PART 16 OR THE2
697697 APPLICATION OF THIS PART 16 TO ANY PERSON OR CIRCUMSTANCE IS HELD3
698698 INVALID, SUCH INVALIDITY DOES NOT AFFECT OTHER PROVISIONS OR4
699699 APPLICATIONS OF THIS PART 16 THAT CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT THE5
700700 INVALID PROVISION OR APPLICATION, AND TO THIS END THE PROVISIONS OF6
701701 THIS PART 16 ARE DECLARED TO BE SEVERABLE.7
702702 6-1-1612. Rules. T
703703 HE ATTORNEY GENERAL MAY ADOPT RULES TO8
704704 IMPLEMENT THIS PART 16.9
705705 SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-105, add (1)(iiii)10
706706 as follows:11
707707 6-1-105. Unfair or deceptive trade practices - definitions.12
708708 (1) A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of13
709709 the person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person:14
710710 (iiii) K
711711 NOWINGLY OR RECKLESSLY VIOLATES OR AIDS OR ABETS15
712712 THE COMMISSION OF A VIOLATION OF PART 16 OF THIS ARTICLE 1.16
713713 SECTION 4. Act subject to petition - effective date. Section17
714714 6-1-1608, Colorado Revised Statutes, as added in section 2 of this act,18
715715 takes effect October 1, 2025, and the remainder of this act takes effect at19
716716 12:01 a.m. on the day following the expiration of the ninety-day period20
717717 after final adjournment of the general assembly; except that, if a21
718718 referendum petition is filed pursuant to section 1 (3) of article V of the22
719719 state constitution against this act or an item, section, or part of this act23
720720 within such period, then the act, item, section, or part will not take effect24
721721 unless approved by the people at the general election to be held in25
722722 November 2026 and, in such case, will take effect on the date of the26
723723 official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.27
724724 HB25-1287
725725 -21-