MO HB3393

Prohibits social media platforms from allowing children under 16 to create or maintain accounts separate from a parent or guardian, and requires verified parental consent for minors ages 16-17

Requires social media platforms to implement secure age-verification for all Missouri users before account creation, with verification data not retained beyond what is strictly necessary for compliance

Grants parents/guardians the ability to access and review their minor's account activity, request account deletion (which platforms must fulfill within 10 business days), and limit messaging between minors and unverified adults

Bans platforms from using addictive design features targeting minors (such as infinite scroll or auto-play without time limits), allowing direct messaging from unverified adults to minors, or serving paid advertising to users under 16

Violations constitute unlawful merchandising practices enforceable by the Attorney General with civil penalties up to $50,000 per violation, and parents/guardians may bring private civil actions for damages