Protections for Users of Social Media

Added new definition for 'actioned' to describe when social media companies take measures against users or content due to policy violations.

Added legislative findings that social media self-regulation has failed and Colorado needs to implement laws to protect youth from criminal activity on these platforms.

Removed outdated reading status information and sponsorship lists that were superseded by the revision process.

Expanded the bill's stated purpose to include specific actions social media companies must take, such as providing data on minor usage and assisting law enforcement.

Added header information including session details, bill number, and reading status notes that were missing from the final act version.

Updated sponsor lists to reflect current legislative sponsorship with corrected names and party affiliations.

Removed footer notes about bill signing status and legislative history references that are no longer needed in the rerevised version.

Added explanatory notes and summaries about the bill's provisions and legislative history to help readers understand the content.

Updated formatting and removed obsolete session information from the bill header.

Added a note directing readers to consult legislative status sheets for the Governor's action on the bill.

Updated the bill summary section to reflect the reengrossed version with all amendments adopted.

Expanded the list of Senate sponsors to include additional legislators (Bridges, Kirkmeyer, Lundeen, Pelton B., Pelton R.).

Added four new Senate sponsors (Amabile, Ball, Coleman, Exum, Jodeh, Kipp, Mullica, Roberts, Snyder) to the bill sponsorship list.

Updated the bill summary header from 'Engrossed' to 'Reengrossed' and changed the date from February 25, 2025 to February 26, 2025.

Removed age-based eligibility categories for user accounts, including groups aged 25-35, 35-45, 45+, and the 'age not relevant' category for organizational accounts.

Added new age categories including 'at least eighteen years of age but under twenty-five years of age' and clarified that organizational or entity accounts fall under the 'not relevant' category.

Modified the definition of 'content' to exclude media used exclusively for cloud storage, file transmission, or file collaboration.

Modified the definition of 'social media platform' to include services that allow users to interact socially and meet specific criteria for Colorado users.

Added requirement for social media companies to publish and update policies for each platform they own or operate.

Added requirement for companies to submit annual reports to the Department of Law regarding published policies and violations.

Added requirement for companies to make publicly available annual reports containing data on minor user usage and product experiments involving 1,000 or more minors.

Added requirement for companies to determine policy or law violations within 72 hours and remove violating users within 24 hours after determination.

Added requirement for platforms with at least one million users to provide a streamlined process for Colorado law enforcement to contact the company and comply with search warrants within 72 hours.

Added provision making violations of new requirements an unfair or deceptive trade practice under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.

Added authorization for the Attorney General to adopt rules to carry out the new requirements.

Added multiple new sponsors to the bill, including Senator Frize and Representative Bird, expanding the legislative support base.

Expanded the definition of 'Actioned' to explicitly include removal, demonetization, deprioritization, banning, suspending, or similar measures against users or content.

Added detailed age categories for data reporting, including new groups for ages 16-18, 18-25, 25-35, 35-45, and 45+, replacing the previous 7-year age brackets.

Added comprehensive definitions for 'illicit substance' including controlled substances and specific hemp products, with exemptions for legally produced products in Colorado.

Added specific definitions for 'sex trafficking of a minor' and 'sexually exploitative material' to clarify enforcement standards.

Added requirement for social media companies to provide streamlined processes for Colorado law enforcement agencies to contact them and comply with search warrants within 72 hours.

Added requirement for social media companies to annually make publicly available reports on minor user data usage, including product experiments involving 1,000 or more minor users.

Clarified that violations of new requirements constitute unfair or deceptive trade practices under the Colorado Consumer Protection Act.