Prohibits social media platforms from promoting certain practices or features of eating disorders to child users.
New Jersey's S 4153 prohibits social media platforms from using designs, algorithms, or features that could cause child users (under 18) to develop eating disorders, including promoting diet products. The bill requires larger platforms to conduct quarterly internal audits and annual third-party audits of their content algorithms to prevent harmful practices, with exemptions for businesses with under $100 million in annual revenue. Platforms are not liable for user-generated content, third-party content, or content protected under federal law (Section 230) or constitutional protections. Violations could result in civil penalties up to $250,000 per incident. The law applies to platforms meeting specific social networking criteria, excluding business communication tools and content-heavy services like news or e-commerce sites.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Jan 12, 2026
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Jan 8, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee, 2nd Reading
upper
Jan 6, 2026
Committee
Transferred to Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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