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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 1st Session of the 60th Legislature (2025)
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3 SENATE BILL 839 By: Thompson
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to social media; defining term;
7 categorizing social media platforms as addictive;
8 providing for codification; and providing an
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11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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12 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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13 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 205 of Title 75A, unless there
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14 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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15 1. For purposes of this section, "social media platform" means
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16 a website or internet medium that:
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17 a. permits a person to become a registered user,
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18 establish an account, or create a profile for the
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19 purpose of allowing users to create, share, and view
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20 user-generated content through such an account or
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21 profile,
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22 b. enables one or more users to generate content that can
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23 be viewed by other users of the medium, and
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3 2. Social media platforms shall be deemed addictive and
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5 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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