HB 5037

As introduced: - Prohibits social media platforms from providing algorithmically curated content to users under 18 without verifiable parental consent. - Requires platforms to display a conspicuous warning to minors regarding the potential mental health harms of social media upon initial daily use and after extended use. - Establishes default settings for minor accounts, including restricting notifications to between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m., a one-hour daily limit on algorithmic content, and private account settings. - Requires platforms to provide a mechanism for a parent or guardian to modify a minor's default settings. - Mandates annual public disclosure by platforms of data related to minor users, parental consent rates, and average time spent on the platform. - Makes a violation of these provisions an unfair or deceptive trade practice.