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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to social media use by minors; 2
amending s. 501.1736, F.S.; requiring social media 3
platforms to allow parents or guardians and law 4
enforcement officers to view messages of certain minor 5
account holders and prohibit such account holders from 6
using or accessing certain messages; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraph (b) 12
of subsection (3), and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of 13
section 501.1736, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 14
501.1736 Social media use for minors. — 15
(2) 16
(b) A social media platform shall: 17
1. Terminate any accou nt held by an account holder younger 18
than 14 years of age, including accounts that the social media 19
platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder 20
who is likely younger than 14 years of age for purposes of 21
targeting content or advertising , and provide 90 days for an 22
account holder to dispute such termination. Termination must be 23
effective upon the expiration of the 90 days if the account 24
holder fails to effectively dispute the termination. 25
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2. Allow an account holder younger than 14 years of age to 26
request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective 27
within 5 business days after such request. 28
3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 29
holder younger than 14 years of age to request that the minor's 30
account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10 31
business days after such request. 32
4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the 33
social media platform relating to the terminated account, unless 34
there are legal requirements to maintain such inf ormation. 35
5. Allow the confirmed parent or legal guardian of an 36
account holder younger than 14 years of age to view all 37
messages. 38
6. Allow law enforcement officers to view messages of a 39
minor that are relevant to any investigation upon receiving 40
consent from the confirmed parent or guardian or pursuant to a 41
warrant. 42
7. Prohibit an account holder who is younger than 14 years 43
of age from using or accessing messages that are designed to 44
disappear or self-destruct after a certain period of time or 45
upon viewing, or messages that are ephemeral in nature. 46
(3) 47
(b) A social media platform shall: 48
1. Terminate any account held by an account holder who is 49
14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media 50
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platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder 51
who is likely 14 or 15 years of age for purposes of targeting 52
content or advertising, if the account holder's parent or 53
guardian has not provided consent for the minor to create or 54
maintain the account. The social media platf orm shall provide 90 55
days for an account holder to dispute such termination. 56
Termination must be effective upon the expiration of the 90 days 57
if the account holder fails to effectively dispute the 58
termination. 59
2. Allow an account holder who is 14 or 15 y ears of age to 60
request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective 61
within 5 business days after such request. 62
3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 63
holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to request that the minor's 64
account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10 65
business days after such request. 66
4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the 67
social media platform relating to the terminated account, unless 68
there are legal requirements to maintain such information. 69
5. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 70
holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to view all messages. 71
6. Allow law enforcement officers to view messages of an 72
account holder younger who is a minor that are relevant to any 73
investigation upon receiving consent from the confirmed parent 74
or guardian of the minor or pursuant to a warrant. 75
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7. Prohibit an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age 76
from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear 77
or self-destruct after a certain period of time or upon viewing, 78
or messages that are ephemeral in nature. 79
(4) If a court enjoins the enforcement of subsection (3) 80
or would otherwise enjoin enforcement of any other provision of 81
this section due to subsection (3), then subsec tion (3) shall be 82
severed, and the following shall come into effect: 83
(b) A social media platform shall: 84
1. Terminate any account held by an account holder who is 85
14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media 86
platform treats or categor izes as belonging to an account holder 87
who is likely 14 or 15 years of age for purposes of targeting 88
content or advertising, and provide 90 days for an account 89
holder to dispute such termination. Termination must be 90
effective upon the expiration of 90 days if the account holder 91
fails to effectively dispute the termination. 92
2. Allow an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to 93
request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective 94
within 5 business days after such request. 95
3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 96
holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to request that the minor's 97
account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10 98
business days after such request. 99
4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the 100
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social media platform relating to the terminated account, unless 101
there are legal requirements to maintain such information. 102
5. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 103
holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to view all messages. 104
6. Allow law enforcement officers to view messages of an 105
account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age that are relevant to 106
any investigation upon receiving consent from the confirmed 107
parent or guardian of the minor or pursuant to a warrant. 108
7. Prohibit an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age 109
from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear 110
or self-destruct after a certain period of time or upon viewing, 111
or messages that are ephemeral in nature. 112
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 113