Parents Over Platforms Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 4
- Latest action
- Apr 20, 2026
What it does
The Parents Over Platforms Act aims to protect minors by requiring application distribution providers (like app stores) to ask users to declare their age when creating an account and to provide parents with tools to block minors from accessing certain covered applications. It also obligates developers of covered applications—those offering different experiences for adults and minors or intended only for adults—to obtain parental consent before allowing minors to access age-restricted content, refrain from delivering personalized advertising to minors, and use age signals only for compliance purposes, not to determine a user’s exact date of birth. The bill applies to smartphones, tablets,…
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Where it stands
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Who is involved
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Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.