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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 885 By: Seifried
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to social media platforms; defining
7 terms; creating the Safe Screens for Kids Act;
8 providing short title; prohibiting use of a social
8 media platform by a minor without certain consent;
9 requiring certain age verification methods; requiring
9 certain access; prohibiting certain restriction;
10 prohibiting certain data collection; providing
10 certain exception; prohibiting certain advertisement;
11 prohibiting use of certain technology for certain
11 purpose; prohibiting certain feature; authorizing
12 Attorney General to bring certain action and
12 promulgate rules; stating certain criteria;
13 construing provisions; providing for codification;
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16 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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17 SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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18 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 200 of Title 75A, unless there
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19 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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20 As used in this act:
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21 1. "Algorithm" means one or more processes, sets of rules,
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22 methodologies, or data used that govern the operation of a social
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23 media platform and determine how content is filtered, ranked,
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1 2. "Artificial intelligence" means a machine-based system that
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2 can, for a given set of human-defined objectives, make predictions,
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3 recommendations, or decisions that influence real or virtual
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4 environments;
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5 3. "Best interests" means the use, by a covered entity, of
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6 personal data or the design of an online service, product, or
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7 feature in a way that will not:
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8 a. benefit the covered entity to the detriment of the
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9 user, or
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10 b. result in:
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11 (1) reasonably foreseeable and material physical or
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12 financial harm,
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13 (2) reasonably foreseeable and severe psychological
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15 (3) an offensive intrusion on reasonable privacy
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16 expectations, or
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17 (4) discrimination based on race, color, religion,
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18 sex, national origin, disability, or sexual
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19 orientation;
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20 4. "De-identified" means data that cannot reasonably be used to
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21 infer information about, or otherwise be linked to, an identified or
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22 identifiable natural person, or a device linked to such person,
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1 a. takes reasonable measures to ensure that the data
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2 cannot be associated with a natural person,
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3 b. publicly commits to not attempt to re-identify the
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4 data, and
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5 c. contractually obligates any recipient of the data to
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6 comply with the provisions of this act;
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7 5. "Machine learning" means an application of artificial
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8 intelligence that is characterized by providing machine-based
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9 systems the ability to automatically learn and improve on the basis
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10 of data or experience, without being explicitly programmed;
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11 6. "Minor" means an individual under eighteen (18) years of
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13 7. "Minor user" means an individual under eighteen (18) years
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14 of age who accesses or uses a social media platform;
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15 8. "Social media platform" means a website or internet medium
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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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1 c. primarily serves as a medium for users to interact
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2 with content generated by other users of the medium;
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4 9. "User" means a person who accesses or uses a social media
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6 SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
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7 in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 201 of Title 75A, unless there
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8 is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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9 A. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Safe
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10 Screens for Kids Act".
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11 B. 1. A social media platform shall not allow a minor who is a
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12 resident of this state to create or maintain an account on such
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13 platform without written consent from the parent or legal guardian
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14 of the minor. The social media platform shall verify the identity
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15 of the person consenting and the relationship of the person
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16 consenting to the minor.
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17 2. A social media platform shall perform reasonable age
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18 verification methods to verify the age of each user.
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19 C. 1. A social media platform shall provide a parent or legal
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20 guardian with full access to the account of the minor user,
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21 including any posts, messages, comments, likes, shares, reactions,
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22 and other interactions on the platform.
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23 2. A social media platform shall not restrict, limit, or
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1 modify, or delete any content or activity on the account of the
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2 minor user.
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3 D. A social media platform shall not collect data from minor
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4 users unless such data is de-identified and shall not use or process
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5 the data of a minor user in a manner that is inconsistent with the
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6 best interests of the minor user. A social media platform shall not
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7 display, send, or target an advertisement to a minor user or use
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8 data collected from a minor user for advertising purposes.
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9 E. A social media platform shall not use an algorithm,
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10 artificial intelligence, machine learning, or other technology to
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11 select, recommend, rank, or personalize content for a minor user
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13 of the minor user.
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14 F. A social media platform shall not employ a feature, design,
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16 1. Encourages or rewards excessive or compulsive use of the
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17 platform by a minor user; or
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18 2. Exploits the psychological vulnerabilities of a minor user.
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19 G. If a social media platform violates any provision of this
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20 act, the Attorney General is authorized to bring a civil action to
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21 seek injunctive relief or a civil penalty.
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22 H. The Attorney General shall promulgate rules to effectuate
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23 the provisions of this act. Such rules shall include, but not be
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1 1. Regulations regarding age verification and parental consent;
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3 2. Reasonable exceptions to the provisions of this act;
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4 provided, such exceptions shall further the purpose of protecting
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5 minors.
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6 I. Nothing in this act shall be construed to prevent or
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7 preclude a minor from deliberately or independently searching for,
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8 or specifically requesting, content or require a social media
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9 platform to implement a minimum age requirement to access such
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11 SECTION 3. This act shall become effective November 1, 2025.
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