North Carolina 2025 Session Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 3 R · 2 D cosponsors

SB 514 — Social Media Control in IT Act.

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This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

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Advancing 40% · moderate confidence

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  • In Committee

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  • 5 sponsors

    0 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (3 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The updated version of Senate Bill 514 has made some important changes to how it describes privacy requirements for online platforms, especially those targeting minors. Notably, it emphasizes that platforms must provide clear notifications to users about how their data will be used and has added more specific rights that apply to minors using these services. These updates aim to enhance user privacy and ensure that younger audiences are better protected in the digital landscape. This matters because it helps create a safer online environment, ultimately holding platforms more accountable for their handling of personal information.

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FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA Mar 25, 2025 S.B.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2025 S 1 SENATE BILL 514 Short Title:
514 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS45263-LRa-109 Short Title:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO COMBAT SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION BY REQUIRING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF NORTH CAROLINA USERS' DATA AND NOT USE A NORTH CAROLINA MINOR'S DATA FOR ADVERTISING OR ALGORITHMIC RECOMMENDATIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND TO MAKE WILLFUL VIOLATIONS OF DATA USER PRIVACY AN UNFAIR PRACTICE UNDER CHAPTER 75 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES.
Rules and Operations of the Senate March 26, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO COMBAT SOCIAL MEDIA ADDICTION BY REQUIRING THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS RESPECT THE PRIVACY OF NORTH CAROLINA USERS' DATA AND NOT USE A NORTH CAROLINA MINOR'S DATA FOR ADVERTISING OR ALGORITHMIC RECOMMENDATIONS, AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR THAT PURPOSE, AND TO MAKE WILLFUL VIOLATIONS OF DATA USER PRIVACY AN UNFAIR PRACTICE UNDER CHAPTER 75 OF THE GENERAL STATUTES.
Chapter 75 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new Article to read:
Chapter 75 of the General Statutes is amended byadding a new Article to read:
– A computational process that uses machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence techniques, generative artificial intelligence, or other computational processing techniques that makes a decision or facilitates human decision making with respect to user-related data, to rank, order, promote, recommend, suggest, amplify, or similarly determine the delivery or display of information to an individual.
– A computational process that uses machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence techniques, generative artificial intelligence, or other computational processing techniques that makes a decision or facilitates human decision making with respect to user-related data, to rank, order, promote, recommend, suggest, amplify, or similarlydetermine the deliveryor displayof information to an individual.
*DRS45263-LRa-109* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) Consent.
*S514-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (4) Consent.
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Online shopping or e-commerce services specifically designed for that sole purpose.
Online shoppingor e-commerce services specificallydesigned for that sole purpose.
– Any information that is gathered about a user's interactions, behaviors, preferences, and usage patterns on a platform, including, but not limited to, information related to pages visited, clicks, scrolls, navigation DRS45263-LRa-109 Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 patterns, search queries, button presses, feature usage, frequency of logins, session duration, items added or removed from a shopping cart, purchasing history, subscription usage, content watched, content read, content listened to, or time spent using or engaging with any feature or piece of content on the platform.
– Any information that is gathered about a user's interactions, behaviors, preferences, and usage patterns on a platform, including, but not limited to, information related to pages visited, clicks, scrolls, navigation Senate Bill 514-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 patterns, search queries, button presses, feature usage, frequency of logins, session duration, items added or removed from a shopping cart, purchasing history, subscription usage, content watched, content read, content listened to, or time spent using or engaging with any feature or piece of content on the platform.
(a) Privacy Requirements.
(a) PrivacyRequirements.
– The General Assembly finds that unhealthy social media use has been linked to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation, especially among young people.
– The General Assemblyfinds that unhealthysocial media use has been linked to depression, anxiety, eating disorders, and suicidal ideation, especially among young people.
(1) Theplatformmust specificallyandclearlyinform usersin thefollowing ways:
(1) Theplatformmust specificallyandclearlyinform usersin thefollowingways:
(2) Personal information maybeusedin algorithmicrecommendations only when both of the following requirements are met:
(2) Personal information maybeusedin algorithmicrecommendations onlywhen both of the following requirements are met:
A covered platform shall not discriminate against a user because the user exercised any of the rights under this Article in the provision of functionality or features of the covered platform, unless the use of user-related data in an algorithmic Page 4 DRS45263-LRa-109 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 recommendation system is reasonably necessary to the feature or functionality.
A covered platform shall not discriminate against a user because the user exercised any of the rights under this Article in the provision of functionality or features of the covered platform, unless the use of user-related data in an algorithmic Page 4 Senate Bill 514-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 recommendation system is reasonably necessary to the feature or functionality.
(2) Thevisibilityofreactionorinteractioncountsonallcontent,includingcontent generated by a minor and content seen by a minor generated from others, must be turned off by default.
(2) Thevisibilityofreactionorinteractioncountsonallcontent, includingcontent generated bya minor and content seen bya minor generated from others, must be turned off by default.
(4) The ability of other users, whether registered or not, and not added by the user to a list of approved contacts, to view the minor's user-related data collected by or shared on the platform must be disabled by default.
(4) The abilityof other users, whether registered or not, and not added bythe user to a list of approved contacts, to view the minor's user-related data collected by or shared on the platform must be disabled by default.
A platform that DRS45263-LRa-109 Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 receives a verifiable request to correct inaccurate personal information shall use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the inaccurate personal informationasdirectedbytheuser.Acoveredplatformshallmaintainarecord of all requests.
A platform that Senate Bill 514-First Edition Page 5 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 receives a verifiable request to correct inaccurate personal information shall use commercially reasonable efforts to correct the inaccurate personal informationasdirectedbytheuser.Acoveredplatformshallmaintainarecord of all requests.
If the personal information is reasonably necessary for the platform to complete a transaction, to ensure the security and integrity of the user's personal information, to debug or identify and repair errors in the platform, to exercise free speech and ensure the user's right to exercise free speech, to comply with existing federal and State regulations, to engage in public- or peer-reviewed scientific research, or to enable solely internal uses reasonably aligned with a consumer's expectations, then the covered platform is not required to comply with the user's request.
If the personal information is reasonably necessary for the platform to complete a transaction, to ensure the security and integrity of the user's personal information, to debug or identify and repair errors in the platform, to exercise free speech and ensure the user's right to exercise free speech, to comply with existing federal and State regulations, to engage in public- or peer-reviewed scientific research, or to enable solelyinternal uses reasonablyaligned with a consumer's expectations, then the covered platform is not required to comply with the user's request.
(c) DigitalRightsoftheUser.–Allofthefollowing rightsbelongtoeveryminorutilizing covered platforms:
(c) DigitalRightsoftheUser.–Allofthefollowingrightsbelongto everyminorutilizing covered platforms:
(d) The operator of a covered platform may be subject to violations of subsection (a), (b), or(c)ofthissectionifanyoftherequirementsandrightsestablishedherein havebeendetermined to be violated.
(d) The operator of a covered platform maybe subject to violations of subsection (a), (b), or(c)ofthissectionifanyoftherequirementsandrightsestablishedherein havebeendetermined to be violated.
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The ex officio members listed in subdivisions (1)through(6)ofthis subsectionmaydesignaterepresentatives from theirparticular departments, divisions, or offices to represent them on the Task Force.
The ex officio members listed in subdivisions (1)through (6)ofthis subsectionmaydesignaterepresentatives from theirparticular departments, divisions, or offices to represent them on the Task Force.
(d) Beginning March 15, 2026, and then annually thereafter, the Task Force shall report to theGeneral Assembly on its work,with aspecial focus on mental health issuesrelated to social media, along with findings, recommendations, and any legislative proposals." DRS45263-LRa-109 Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.
(d) Beginning March 15, 2026, and then annually thereafter, the Task Force shall report to theGeneral Assemblyon its work,with aspecial focus on mental health issuesrelated to social media, along with findings, recommendations, and any legislative proposals." Senate Bill 514-First Edition Page 7 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 SECTION 2.
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Not signed on (174)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 514?
SB 514 is sponsored by Norman W. Sanderson (Republican), Paul A. Lowe, Jr. (Democratic), Jim Burgin (Republican), Woodson Bradley (Democratic), and Bobby Hanig (Republican).
What is the current status of SB 514?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 25, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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