AZ HB4082

Prohibits social media platforms from allowing users under 16 years of age to access content, create accounts, or engage in online social interactions

Requires platform owners to implement age-appropriate design features, default safety settings blocking underage users, and internal alert systems when minors access the platform

Mandates platforms develop, document, and maintain written safety and risk mitigation policies identifying risk categories, safeguards implemented, and evaluation methods

Requires annual risk assessments evaluating harms to users, safeguard effectiveness, and emerging risks, with records preserved for at least three years

Grants the Arizona Attorney General authority to investigate violations and take enforcement action under existing consumer protection statutes