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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 permanently delete certain information 4
under specified circumstances, allow parents or legal 5
guardians of certain minor account holders to view 6
specified information, disclose certain data to law 7
enforcement officers under specified circumstances, 8
and prohibit certain minor account holders from using 9
or accessing certain messages; providing an effective 10
date. 11
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraph (b) 15
of subsection (3), and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of 16
section 501.1736, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 17
501.1736 Social media use for minors. — 18
(2) 19
(b) A social media platform shall: 20
1. Terminate any account held by an account holder younger 21
than 14 years of age, including accounts that the social media 22
platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder 23
who is likely younger than 14 years of age for purposes of 24
targeting content or advertising, and provide 90 days for an 25
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account holder to dispute such termination. Termination must be 26
effective upon the expiration of the 90 days if the account 27
holder fails to effectively dispute the termination. 28
2. Allow an account holder younger than 14 years of age to 29
request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective 30
within 5 business days after such request. 31
3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 32
holder younger than 14 years of age to request that the minor's 33
account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10 34
business days after such request. 35
4. Permanently delet e all personal information held by the 36
social media platform relating to the terminated account within 37
45 days after termination of the account , unless there are legal 38
requirements to maintain such information. 39
5. Allow the confirmed parent or legal guar dian of an 40
account holder younger than 14 years of age to view a list of 41
the account names with which the minor has exchanged messages. 42
6. Upon receipt of a valid legal process, including, but 43
not limited to, a court order, subpoena, or search warrant th at 44
complies with 18 U.S.C. s. 2703 and applicable state law, 45
disclose to a law enforcement officer any technically feasible 46
and reasonably available data that is responsive to a criminal 47
investigation related to an account held by a minor. 48
7. Prohibit an account holder who is younger than 14 years 49
of age from using or accessing messages that are designed to 50
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disappear or self-destruct after a certain period of time or 51
upon viewing, or messages that are ephemeral in nature. 52
(3) 53
(b) A social media platfor m shall: 54
1. Terminate any account held by an account holder who is 55
14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media 56
platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder 57
who is likely 14 or 15 years of age for purposes of targeting 58
content or advertising, if the account holder's parent or 59
guardian has not provided consent for the minor to create or 60
maintain the account. The social media platform shall provide 90 61
days for an account holder to dispute such termination. 62
Termination must be effective upon the expiration of the 90 days 63
if the account holder fails to effectively dispute the 64
termination. 65
2. Allow an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to 66
request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective 67
within 5 business days after such request. 68
3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 69
holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to request that the minor's 70
account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10 71
business days after such request . 72
4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the 73
social media platform relating to the terminated account within 74
45 days after termination of the account , unless there are legal 75
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requirements to maintain such information. 76
5. Allow the confir med parent or legal guardian of an 77
account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to view a list of 78
the account names with which the minor has exchanged messages. 79
6. Upon receipt of a valid legal process, including, but 80
not limited to, a court order, subpoe na, or search warrant that 81
complies with 18 U.S.C. s. 2703 and applicable state law, 82
disclose to a law enforcement officer any technically feasible 83
and reasonably available data that is responsive to a criminal 84
investigation related to an account held by a minor. 85
7. Prohibit an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age 86
from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear 87
or self-destruct after a certain period of time or upon viewing, 88
or messages that are ephemeral in nature. 89
(4) If a court enjoins the enforcement of subsection (3) 90
or would otherwise enjoin enforcement of any other provision of 91
this section due to subsection (3), then subsection (3) shall be 92
severed, and the following shall come into effect: 93
(b) A social media platform sha ll: 94
1. Terminate any account held by an account holder who is 95
14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media 96
platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder 97
who is likely 14 or 15 years of age for purposes of targeting 98
content or advertising, and provide 90 days for an account 99
holder to dispute such termination. Termination must be 100
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effective upon the expiration of 90 days if the account holder 101
fails to effectively dispute the termination. 102
2. Allow an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to 103
request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective 104
within 5 business days after such request. 105
3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account 106
holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to request that the minor's 107
account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10 108
business days after such request. 109
4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the 110
social media platform relating to the terminated account within 111
45 days after termination of the account, unless there are legal 112
requirements to maintain such information. 113
5. Allow the confirmed parent or legal guardian of an 114
account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to view a list of 115
the account names with which the minor has exchanged messages. 116
6. Upon receipt of a valid legal process, including, but 117
not limited to, a court order, subpoena, or search warrant that 118
complies with 18 U.S.C. s. 2703 and applicable state law, 119
disclose to a law enforcement officer any technically feasible 120
and reasonably available data that is responsive to a criminal 121
investigation related to an account held by a minor. 122
7. Prohibit an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age 123
from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear 124
or self-destruct after a certain period of time or upon viewing, 125
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or messages that are ephemeral in nature. 126
Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2026. 127