IN HB1178

Social media providers with $1+ billion in annual revenue must obtain verifiable parental consent before creating accounts for Indiana residents under age 14, and must offer parents a separate password to monitor usage and set time limits

Minor accounts must be configured with maximum privacy settings and must disable features including infinite scroll, algorithmic content feeds, push notifications, auto-playing media, engagement metrics, and targeted advertising

Providers must periodically verify ages of Indiana account holders (at 25 hours, 50 hours, and every 100 hours of use), and must terminate accounts determined to belong to minors without parental consent after a 30-day dispute period

Minors and parents can sue providers for violations, with remedies including actual damages for negligent violations and up to $10,000 plus punitive damages for knowing/reckless violations; the attorney general may also enforce under unfair trade practices law

Effective July 1, 2026; waivers of rights under the law are void and unenforceable