This bill amends New Jersey's obscenity laws to require online platforms to verify that users are at least 18 years old before they can access sexually explicit material. It defines "sexually oriented online entities" as websites, social media platforms, and other digital services where a significant portion of content or revenue involves such material. The legislation makes it a third-degree crime for these platforms or individuals to knowingly show obscene content to minors without confirming their age. Additionally, the bill establishes legal presumptions regarding a platform's knowledge of its content and the age of its users to enforce these restrictions.
This New Jersey bill requires social media platforms with at least five million global users to work with nonprofit organizations to remove nonconsensual intimate images and videos, commonly known as revenge porn. The law mandates that these platforms create specific procedures to help nonprofits monitor, flag, and request the deletion of such content, including material created using deceptive artificial intelligence. By making this cooperation mandatory rather than voluntary, the bill aims to provide victims with more effective tools to delete harmful content from online services.
The Social Media Fairness and Transparency Act requires social media companies operating in New Jersey to follow specific rules regarding how they manage user content. It defines key terms such as censorship, post suppression, and selective suspension to clarify what actions are regulated under the law. Companies that do not comply with these content moderation requirements could face legal action under the state's consumer fraud act. The bill applies to platforms with significant user bases or revenue, aiming to increase transparency in how online content is handled.
This bill establishes the New Jersey Children's Data Protection Commission and sets new privacy standards for social media platforms serving users under 18. It requires platforms to conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments before launching any online service, product, or feature likely to be accessed by children, documenting risks related to data management practices. The law defines "personal information" broadly to include names, addresses, device identifiers, photos, videos, and location data, while also prohibiting automated profiling of children based on their personal information. Social media platforms must comply with these requirements for any service that reasonably expects to be accessed by children, based on factors like marketing targeting, design elements appealing to youth, or audience composition data.
This bill prohibits social media platforms from using features or practices that cause addiction among users under 18 years old. It defines addiction as compulsive use that leads to physical, mental, emotional, developmental, or material harm, and requires platforms to conduct regular audits to identify and fix addictive design elements within 30 days. The law exempts small businesses with less than $100 million in revenue and video game platforms from these requirements, while protecting platforms from liability for user-generated content and existing federal or state protections. Violations could result in civil penalties of up to $250,000 per incident enforced through New Jersey's existing penalty enforcement procedures.
This bill requires the New Jersey Economic Development Authority to add social media development services to its Small Business E-commerce Support Program. The change directly affects eligible small businesses in New Jersey, including restaurants, retail stores, and personal care businesses, by expanding the digital marketing assistance they can receive. Under the current program, businesses already get help with website development and e-commerce platforms, but this legislation specifically mandates the inclusion of social media platform development as an additional service. The provision applies only to the Small Business E-commerce Support Program and does not extend to other pilot products under the Main Street Recovery Finance Program once that specific program ends.
This bill requires New Jersey municipalities to set up online systems for residents to submit complaints and receive important municipal updates via email, text, or social media. Under the law, towns with websites must post a complaint form on their sites, while those without websites will use a state-provided form that the Department of Community Affairs will forward to local clerks. Municipalities must also allow residents to sign up for electronic notifications about public meetings, meeting minutes, budgets, emergencies, health and safety issues, and traffic changes. The bill includes a funding safeguard, meaning these electronic systems only become mandatory if the state provides money to help towns afford the implementation costs.
This New Jersey bill requires social media companies to verify the age of all users and obtain explicit parental consent before minors under 18 can create accounts on platforms. To provide consent, parents must submit government-issued identification and credit card information, with a fee of up to 35 cents charged to the card. The law also prohibits direct messaging between adults and minors on social media platforms and mandates that accounts without proper verification be denied access within 14 days. These requirements apply to social media platforms with at least five million worldwide users that allow users to create profiles and share content.
This bill, titled the Social Media Fairness and Transparency Act, would require social media companies operating in New Jersey to follow specific rules about how they moderate user content and manage platform algorithms. It defines key terms like "censor," "post suppression," and "selective suspension" to clarify what actions the law covers, while also setting minimum thresholds for which companies must comply based on revenue or user numbers. The legislation creates a legal cause of action that allows individuals to sue social media companies if they violate these content moderation requirements. Additionally, the bill explicitly excludes paid content prioritization from its restrictions and provides specific definitions for what constitutes a social media platform under New Jersey law.
This bill requires New Jersey municipalities to establish electronic systems for receiving citizen complaints and distributing official municipal announcements. Under the legislation, towns with websites must provide an online complaint form, while those without websites will use a centralized form maintained by the Department of Community Affairs. Municipalities must also offer options for residents to subscribe to electronic notifications for public meetings, budgets, emergencies, and other important updates via email, text, or social media. The bill includes a funding provision, meaning these requirements only apply if state resources are made available to cover implementation costs, and it clarifies that actions taken through these systems are not subject to the New Jersey Tort Claims Act.
