H.R. 7757 · Passed House · Commerce

KIDS Act

What it does

Require online platforms where more than one-third of content is sexual material to use technology identifying minors and blocking their access to such material.
Mandate social media platforms implement default parental controls limiting compulsive usage features, restrict other users' ability to contact minors, and prohibit ephemeral messaging for minors.
Require social media and video game platforms to provide tools allowing parents to manage a minor's privacy settings, communication limits, and purchase restrictions.
Require AI chatbot providers to disclose to minor users that they are interacting with an AI system and provide suicide and crisis intervention hotline information.

Official summary

Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act or the KIDS Act This bill requires specified online platforms to establish safeguards for minors. The safeguards include (1) limiting access to specified sexual material, (2) providing parental controls on social media and online video game platforms, and (3) requiring artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots to disclose certain information to users who are minors. First, publicly available online platforms on which more than one-third of the content is considered sexual material harmful to minors under the bill must adopt technology to identify minors and prevent them from accessing such material. Next, social media platforms must (1) implement default settings for minors that limit compulsive usage features and the ability of other users to communicate with minors, and (2) provide tools for parents to manage the privacy and account settings of a minor. Social media platforms may not allow ephemeral messaging features for minors. The bill also requires online video game platforms to provide tools that allow parents to (1) limit communication between a minor and other users of the platform, and (2) restrict purchases by a minor on the platform…

Latest action

Jul 13, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation