KIDS Act - Detailed breakdown

Requires platforms where over one-third of content is sexual material harmful to minors to use technology to verify user age and prevent minors from accessing it.

Mandates that online platforms establish and enforce reasonable policies to address harms to minors, including severe threats, sexual exploitation, and the promotion of illegal substances.

Prohibits online platforms from offering or enabling any ephemeral (disappearing) messaging features to users known to be minors.

Prohibits online platforms from offering or enabling any direct messaging features to users known to be under the age of 13.

Requires online video game providers to give parents tools to limit communication for minor users, with the most protective settings enabled by default, and to restrict purchases and game time.

Requires a federal report on how minors access fentanyl via social media, the impact of this access, and recommendations for Congress to eliminate the problem.

Prohibits online platforms from facilitating the advertising of narcotic drugs, cannabis, tobacco products, gambling, or alcohol to users known to be minors.

Prohibits covered platforms from conducting market or product-focused research on users known to be minors, unless it's to improve platform safety or for legal compliance.

Directs the FTC and HHS to study the effects of social media use on minors, covering data collection, algorithms, advertising, and mental health, and to report findings to Congress.

Directs the FTC to establish a national program to promote safe internet use by minors through public awareness campaigns, educational outreach, and the promotion of best practices.

Requires the Comptroller General to submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness, compliance, and societal effects of the required technology verification measures within three years.

Requires covered online platforms to undergo an annual independent, third-party audit to assess risks to minors and compliance with safety requirements, with results reported to the FTC and the public.

Prohibits states from making laws that ban ephemeral or direct messaging for users under 13 or regulate parental controls for teen users on covered platforms.

Establishes a partnership to identify online risks and benefits for minors and publish a playbook of best practices for websites and apps on topics like age verification and parental tools.

Authorizes the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general to enforce the Act's provisions, treating violations as unfair or deceptive practices.

Prohibits AI chatbots from falsely claiming to be licensed professionals and requires them to disclose their AI nature and provide suicide prevention resources to minor users when prompted.

Mandates the National Institutes of Health to conduct a four-year study evaluating the risks and benefits of chatbots on the mental health of minors.

Requires online platforms to provide minors with safeguards like limiting communications and compulsive design features, and to offer parents tools to manage privacy, purchases, and time spent online.

Requires platforms to provide parents of teen users (ages 13-16) with controls to manage direct messaging, including approving contacts and disabling the feature.