Social media; creating the Safe Screens for Kids Act. Effective date.
SB 885, the "Safe Screens for Kids Act," requires social media platforms operating in Oklahoma to obtain parental permission before allowing minors under 18 to create accounts, verify users' ages, and provide parents full access to their children's accounts. The bill prohibits platforms from collecting identifiable data from minors, targeting them with ads, or using algorithms to personalize content based on their behavior, and bans features designed to encourage excessive use. It also restricts platforms from exploiting minors' psychological vulnerabilities or using their data in ways that conflict with their best interests. The Oklahoma Attorney General can enforce these rules through civil actions or penalties for violations.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 3, 2025
Last action Mar 11, 2025
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The bill was amended on the Senate floor to add exemptions for certain platforms and clarify parent access rights. Interactive gaming platforms complying with federal COPPA rules and career development platforms are now excluded from the bill's requirements. Parents now have explicit rights to modify or delete content on their minor children's accounts, and the definition of social media platforms was expanded to include more specific criteria about user interaction.
Scope change
The bill now excludes interactive gaming platforms that comply with federal COPPA requirements and career development platforms from its requirements.
SCOPE
Added exemptions for interactive gaming platforms that comply with federal COPPA and career development platforms focused on professional networking and job services
REQUIREMENT
Expanded parent access rights to include explicit ability to modify or delete any content or activity on a minor's account
DEFINITION
Reformatted and clarified the definition of 'social media platform' with more specific criteria about user interaction and added exclusion criteria
Changed 'interact with content' to 'interact socially with content' in the social media platform definition
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Committee
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Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass as amended Technology and Telecommunications committee; CR filed
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
First Reading
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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