Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 868 FirstBy Engrossedthe 2025868e1Committee Aon billCommerce toand beTourism; entitled An act relating to social media use by minors;
and Senator Ingoglia 577-02809-25 2025868c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to social media use by minors;
requiring social media platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption when law enforcement obtains a warrant or subpoena;
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If law enforcement obtains a warrant or subpoena, provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption or other data encryption features that restrict the accessibility of messages on any account of a minor so that law enforcement may view messages relevant to a criminal investigation involving a minor.
Terminate any account held by an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder who is likely 14 or 15 years of age for purposes of targeting content or advertising, if the account holder’s parent or guardian has not provided consent for the minor to create or Pagemaintain 2the ofaccount. 5 CODING:
The social media platform shall provide 90 Page 2 of 5 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 868 First577-02809-25 Engrossed2025868c1 2025868e1days maintainfor thean account.account holder to dispute such termination.
The social media platform shall provide 90 days for an account holder to dispute such termination.
If law enforcement obtains a warrant or subpoena, provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption or other data encryption features that restrict the accessibility of messages on any account of a minor so that law enforcement may view messages relevant to a criminal investigation involving a minor.
(4) If a court enjoins the enforcement of subsection (3) or would otherwise enjoin enforcement of any other provision of Pagethis 3section ofdue 5to CODING:subsection (3), then subsection (3) shall be severed, and the following shall come into effect:
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Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 868 First577-02809-25 Engrossed2025868c1 2025868e1(b) thisA sectionsocial duemedia toplatform subsectionshall: (3), then subsection (3) shall be severed, and the following shall come into effect:
(b) A social media platform shall:
If law enforcement obtains a warrant or subpoena, provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption or other data encryption features that restrict the accessibility of messages on any account of a minor so that law enforcement may view messages relevant to a criminal investigation involving a minor.
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Prohibit a minor account holder from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear after a certain period of time or upon viewing, self-destructing messages, or messages Page 4 of 5 CODING:
Florida Senate - 2025 CS for SB 868 First577-02809-25 Engrossed2025868c1 2025868e1that 7.are ephemeral in nature.
Prohibit a minor account holder from using or accessing messages that are designed to disappear after a certain period of time or upon viewing, self-destructing messages, or messages that are ephemeral in nature.