AR HB1083

Covered platforms (online platforms, video games, messaging apps, video streaming services used by minors) must take reasonable measures to prevent harm to minors including mental health disorders, addiction-like behaviors, bullying, sexual exploitation, and predatory marketing

Platforms must provide minors with safeguards to limit communications from others, restrict personal data visibility, control notifications and autoplay features, opt out of personalized recommendation systems, and restrict geolocation sharing, with default settings set to maximum protection

Parents must be given tools to manage privacy settings, restrict purchases, view time-spent metrics, and control account settings for children 12 and under; platforms must obtain verifiable parental consent before children under 12 use the service

Platforms using "opaque algorithms" (those using user-specific data not expressly provided) must disclose how the algorithm works and offer users an "input-transparent" alternative that doesn't use personal data for content ranking

Creates a 9-member Kids Online Safety Council within the Department of Commerce to identify emerging risks and recommend best practices; violations are enforced exclusively by the Attorney General as unfair and deceptive trade practices