Parental consent

Obtain a parent's or guardian's consent before a minor under 18 could create an account on a covered platform.

Statute’s own ages: Applied to minors under 18.

Prohibit account creation by minors under 14, and require verifiable parental consent for 14- and 15-year-olds; terminate non-compliant accounts subject to a dispute period.

Statute’s own ages: Under 14: no account permitted; 14-15: account only with verifiable parental consent; 16 and older: unrestricted

Verify the age of account applicants and obtain a parent's or guardian's consent before granting an account to a user under 16.

Statute’s own ages: Parental consent required for account holders under 16; users aged 16-17 fall outside this consent requirement (hence no 16_17 bracket).

Verify or estimate the age of Idaho users and obtain verifiable parental consent before an Idaho resident under 16 may create or maintain an account, applying the most-private settings by default.

Statute’s own ages: Verifiable parental consent is keyed to Idahoans under 16; users aged 16-17 fall outside the consent requirement (hence no 16_17 bracket).

Obtain verifiable parental consent before an Indiana resident under 16 may create an account; if a platform later determines an under-16 Indiana account holder lacks consent, notify the user and terminate the account unless the determination is timely disputed.

Statute’s own ages: Adolescent = Indiana resident under 16

Obtain, or rely on the app store's signal of, verifiable parental consent before a minor downloads or purchases the app or makes in-app purchases, and honor consent revocation.

Statute’s own ages: Minor = under 18, resolved via the four statutory bands

Obtain verifiable parental consent before providing an account to a child (defined as an individual age 15 or younger residing in Minnesota).

Statute’s own ages: Verifiable parental consent required for a 'child' = age 15 or younger; 16- and 17-year-olds fall outside the consent requirement (hence no 16_17 bracket).

Obtain verifiable consent from a parent or guardian before a known minor creates an account.

Statute’s own ages: Minor = under 18

Obtain express parental or guardian consent (verified identity plus a signed authorization) before a minor may create or hold an account; allow the parent to revoke consent and have the account removed.

Statute’s own ages: Account holders 17 and under ('minor' = under 18).

Before an unemancipated child under 16 may contract to use a covered service, obtain verifiable consent from the child's parent or legal guardian (e.g., a signed form, a consent-linked payment method, or a call to a toll-free number), and terminate the child's access within 30 days if the parent later withdraws consent.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to unemancipated 'children' under 16; users aged 16-17 are outside the consent requirement (hence no 16_17 bracket).

Obtain express consent from a parent or legal guardian before a minor under 18 may create an account on a covered social media platform.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to minors under 18.

Before a Utah minor uses the app, obtain the user's age category and, for minors, verifiable parental consent through the app store's data-sharing method.

Statute’s own ages: Minor categories: child (under 13), younger teenager (13-15), older teenager (16-17).

Provide verifiable parental-consent mechanisms and supervisory tools; a minor may not change the protective default data-privacy settings unless the company first obtains verifiable parental consent.

Statute’s own ages: Applies to minor account holders (under 18).