US State Social Media Regulation for Kids Intensifies

New York finalizes SAFE for Kids rules; Illinois enacts similar law (algorithmic feed bans, age verification, notification curfews) effective 2028; Colorado 72-hour warrant law takes effect; other states advance laws. Comprehensive 2026 roundup of state minors' privacy laws—app store regulation, social media access, AI companions, AADC. Impacts ad targeting and platform design. Singapore's panel rejecting age bans offers a regulatory counterpoint. New: Illinois law faces First Amendment challenge; Moody v. NetChoice precedent and Ohio's struck-down law suggest constitutional vulnerability, key for compliance and litigation risk. New: New Mexico $567M fund ruling adds to state-level enforcement against Meta for youth harms.