Florida Senate - 2025 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 868
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: RCS .
03/25/2025 .
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The Committee on Commerce and Tourism (Ingoglia) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (2), paragraph (b)
6 of subsection (3), and paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of
7 section 501.1736, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
8 501.1736 Social media use for minors.—
9 (2)
10 (b) A social media platform shall:
11 1. Terminate any account held by an account holder younger
12 than 14 years of age, including accounts that the social media
13 platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder
14 who is likely younger than 14 years of age for purposes of
15 targeting content or advertising, and provide 90 days for an
16 account holder to dispute such termination. Termination must be
17 effective upon the expiration of the 90 days if the account
18 holder fails to effectively dispute the termination.
19 2. Allow an account holder younger than 14 years of age to
20 request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective
21 within 5 business days after such request.
22 3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account
23 holder younger than 14 years of age to request that the minor’s
24 account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10
25 business days after such request.
26 4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the
27 social media platform relating to the terminated account, unless
28 there are legal requirements to maintain such information.
29 5. If law enforcement obtains a subpoena, provide a
30 mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption or other data
31 encryption features that restrict the accessibility of messages
32 on any account of a minor so that law enforcement may view
33 messages relevant to a criminal investigation involving a minor.
34 6. Allow a parent or legal guardian of a minor account
35 holder to view all messages.
36 7. Prohibit a minor account holder from using or accessing
37 messages that are designed to disappear after a certain period
38 of time or upon viewing, self-destructing messages, or messages
39 that are ephemeral in nature.
40 (3)
41 (b) A social media platform shall:
42 1. Terminate any account held by an account holder who is
43 14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media
44 platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder
45 who is likely 14 or 15 years of age for purposes of targeting
46 content or advertising, if the account holder’s parent or
47 guardian has not provided consent for the minor to create or
48 maintain the account. The social media platform shall provide 90
49 days for an account holder to dispute such termination.
50 Termination must be effective upon the expiration of the 90 days
51 if the account holder fails to effectively dispute the
52 termination.
53 2. Allow an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to
54 request to terminate the account. Termination must be
55 effective within 5 business days after such request.
56 3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account
57 holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to request that the minor’s
58 account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10
59 business days after such request.
60 4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the
61 social media platform relating to the terminated account, unless
62 there are legal requirements to maintain such information.
63 5. If law enforcement obtains a subpoena, provide a
64 mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption or other data
65 encryption features that restrict the accessibility of messages
66 on any account of a minor so that law enforcement may view
67 messages relevant to a criminal investigation involving a minor.
68 6. Allow a parent or legal guardian of a minor account
69 holder to view all messages.
70 7. Prohibit a minor account holder from using or accessing
71 messages that are designed to disappear after a certain period
72 of time or upon viewing, self-destructing messages, or messages
73 that are ephemeral in nature.
74 (4) If a court enjoins the enforcement of subsection (3) or
75 would otherwise enjoin enforcement of any other provision of
76 this section due to subsection (3), then subsection (3) shall be
77 severed, and the following shall come into effect:
78 (b) A social media platform shall:
79 1. Terminate any account held by an account holder who is
80 14 or 15 years of age, including accounts that the social media
81 platform treats or categorizes as belonging to an account holder
82 who is likely 14 or 15 years of age for purposes of targeting
83 content or advertising, and provide 90 days for an account
84 holder to dispute such termination. Termination must be
85 effective upon the expiration of 90 days if the account holder
86 fails to effectively dispute the termination.
87 2. Allow an account holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to
88 request to terminate the account. Termination must be effective
89 within 5 business days after such request.
90 3. Allow the confirmed parent or guardian of an account
91 holder who is 14 or 15 years of age to request that the minor’s
92 account be terminated. Termination must be effective within 10
93 business days after such request.
94 4. Permanently delete all personal information held by the
95 social media platform relating to the terminated account, unless
96 there are legal requirements to maintain such information.
97 5. If law enforcement obtains a subpoena, provide a
98 mechanism to decrypt end-to-end encryption or other data
99 encryption features that restrict the accessibility of messages
100 on any account of a minor so that law enforcement may view
101 messages relevant to a criminal investigation involving a minor.
102 6. Allow a parent or legal guardian of a minor account
103 holder to view all messages.
104 7. Prohibit a minor account holder from using or accessing
105 messages that are designed to disappear after a certain period
106 of time or upon viewing, self-destructing messages, or messages
107 that are ephemeral in nature.
108 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.
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110 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
111 And the title is amended as follows:
112 Delete everything before the enacting clause
113 and insert:
114 A bill to be entitled
115 An act relating to social media use by minors;
116 amending s. 501.1736, F.S.; requiring social media
117 platforms to provide a mechanism to decrypt end-to-end
118 encryption when law enforcement obtains a subpoena;
119 requiring social media platforms to allow a parent or
120 legal guardian of a minor account holder to view all
121 messages; prohibiting minor account holders from using
122 or accessing messages that are designed to disappear
123 or self destruct, or are ephemeral in nature;
124 providing an effective date.