1. Stricter Age Verification
✅ United States Tennessee’s Protecting Kids From Social Media Act (Effective 2025): Platforms must verify a user’s age. Under 18? Parental consent is required. Kids Off Social Media Act (Federal Proposal): Would ban social media access for children under 13. For users under 17, algorithmic recommendations would be disabled.
✅ Australia Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill: Platforms must block users under 16. Identity verification required to open an account.
2. Platform Accountability & Transparency
✅ EU – Digital Services Act (DSA)
Platforms must: Be transparent about content moderation. Let users opt out of algorithmic feeds. Ban targeting ads to minors. Submit to independent audits if they have over 45 million EU users.
3. Protection for Minors
✅ New York – SAFE For Kids Act Prohibits addictive, endless scroll feeds for minors. Requires parental controls and notifications. Default content must be chronological (no algorithmic feeds).
4. Censorship & Foreign Influence
✅ U.S. Visa Ban for Censorship New policy targets foreign officials involved in censoring American social media content. Aimed at protecting U.S. users from foreign surveillance or propaganda.
5. Advertising & Influencer Accountability
✅ Digital Fairness Act (EU Draft Law for 2026, but consultations started 2025) Will regulate: Influencer marketing transparency. Use of AI in content personalization. Contracts and dark patterns in social media apps.