HB 743 — Social Media Use by Minors

F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HBCS/HB 743 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to social media use by minors;

requiring social media platforms to permanently delete certain information under specified circumstances, allow parents or legal guardians ofand certainlaw minorenforcement accountofficers holders to view specifiedmessages information,of disclose certain dataminor toaccount lawholders enforcement officers under specified circumstances, and prohibit certainsuch minor account holders from using or accessing certain messages;

Terminate any account held by an account holder younger than 14 years of age, including accounts that the social media platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder who is likely younger than 14 years of age for purposes of targeting content or advertising, and provide 90 days for an Pageaccount 1holder ofto 6dispute CODING:such termination.

Termination must be effective upon the expiration of the 90 days if the account holder fails to effectively dispute the termination.

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Termination must be effective upon the expiration of the 90 days if the account holder fails to effectively dispute the termination.

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Permanently delete all personal information held by the social media platform relating to the terminated account within 45 days after termination of the account, unless there are legal requirements to maintain such information.

Allow the confirmed parent or legal guardian of an account holder younger than 14 years of age to view aall list of the account names with which the minor has exchanged messages.

UponAllow receiptlaw enforcement officers to view messages of a validminor legalthat process,are including,relevant butto notany limitedinvestigation to,upon areceiving courtconsent order,from subpoena,the orconfirmed searchparent warrantor thatguardian compliesor withpursuant 18to U.S.C.a warrant.

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2703 and applicable state law, disclose to a law enforcement officer any technically feasible and reasonably available data that is responsive to a criminal investigation related to an account held by a minor.

Prohibit an account holder who is younger than 14 years of age from using or accessing messages that are designed to Pagedisappear 2or self-destruct after a certain period of 6time CODING:or upon viewing, or messages that are ephemeral in nature.

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

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Terminate any account held by an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media platformPage treats2 or categorizes as belonging to an account holder who is likely 14 or 15 years of age5 forCODING: purposes of targeting content or advertising, if the account holder's parent or guardian has not provided consent for the minor to create or maintain the account.

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

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Permanently delete all personal information held by the social media platform relating to the terminated account within 45 days after termination of the account, unless there are legal Pagerequirements 3to ofmaintain 6such CODING:information.

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

hb743-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 743 2025 requirements to maintain such information.

Allow the confirmed parent or legal guardian of an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to view aall list of the account names with which the minor has exchanged messages.

UponAllow receiptlaw enforcement officers to view messages of an account holder younger who is a validminor legalthat process,are including,relevant butto notany limitedinvestigation to,upon areceiving courtconsent order,from subpoena,the confirmed parent or searchguardian warrantof thatthe compliesminor withor 18pursuant U.S.C.to a warrant.

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2703Words andstricken applicableare statedeletions; law, disclose to a law enforcement officer any technically feasible and reasonably available data that is responsive to a criminal investigation related to an account held by a minor.

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Termination must be Pageeffective 4upon the expiration of 690 CODING:days if the account holder fails to effectively dispute the termination.

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

hb743-02-c2 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/CS/HB 743 2025 effective upon the expiration of 90 days if the account holder fails to effectively dispute the termination.

Permanently delete all personal information held by the socialPage media4 platform relating to the terminated account within 45 days after termination of the5 account,CODING: unless there are legal requirements to maintain such information.

Words stricken are deletions;

words underlined are additions.

hb743-01-c1 F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S CS/HB 743 2025 social media platform relating to the terminated account, unless there are legal requirements to maintain such information.

Allow the confirmed parent or legal guardian of an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to view aall list of the account names with which the minor has exchanged messages.