AZ HB2991

Prohibits social media platforms from allowing minors under 14 to create accounts without parental consent, and requires platforms to terminate accounts of users under 14 or accounts categorized as belonging to users likely under 14.

Requires parental consent for minors aged 14-15 to maintain social media accounts, with platforms required to terminate non-consented accounts after a 90-day dispute period.

Mandates social media platforms allow minors or their confirmed parents/guardians to request account termination within 5-10 business days and permanently delete all personal information from terminated accounts.

Requires commercial websites or applications with more than 33.3% content "harmful to minors" to implement age verification systems before allowing access to such material.

Establishes that age verification must be conducted by U.S.-based third parties that cannot retain, share, or misuse personal identifying information used for verification purposes.