Overview
- The package would require platforms to set under‑18 accounts to the highest privacy by default, blocking messages from non‑connections, hiding location data, and requiring parental approval for new connections for children under 13.
- Age‑verification rules would extend beyond social media to online gaming platforms, and parents could set limits on in‑app financial transactions by minors.
- Certain AI chatbot or companion‑bot features would be disabled for young users to curb simulated relationships and other risky interactions.
- Teen Mental Health First Aid training would expand statewide to all 10th graders, with the administration projecting access for roughly 180,000 students each year.
- The proposals need legislative approval and are expected to draw industry challenges, while some platforms such as Roblox have signaled voluntary steps like facial age checks and limits on chats across large age gaps.