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California. Children's privacy. Act

SB 976Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act (SB 976, 2024)

Partially in force
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§1Summary

Synopsis

Bars providing algorithmic 'addictive feeds' to minors without parental consent and requires default settings limiting notifications and making minors' accounts private.

Key themes
  • addictive feeds
  • parental consent
  • minors
  • default settings
  • age assurance
Unique features

Targets feed design rather than data collection; partially upheld on appeal.

SaaS relevance

Relevant to consumer platforms with personalised feeds used by minors; most B2B SaaS unaffected.

§2Obligations

Extraterritorial
Yes
Breach notification
None
DPO
No
Cross-border transfers
None

§3Dates

Key dates
  • Adopted
  • In force
  • Ninth Circuit 2025-09-09 allowed addictive-feed parental consent and private default settings, but blocked like-count restrictions; age assurance provisions tied to AG regulations by 2027-01-01; trial on merits pending.

§4Text and authority

Text
Authority
California Attorney General

§5Where it applies

Domestic law of
California

§6Sources and verification

Verification

Medium confidence.

Partly verifiedMedium confidence. Signature date from established knowledge.