PA SB22

Social media companies must obtain express parental consent before allowing Pennsylvania minors under 16 to create accounts, with consent methods including signed forms, toll-free calls, video conferencing, or government ID verification

Platforms are prohibited from mining data on minors, selling minors' personal information, or using targeted advertising based on age, gender, or interests; personalized recommendation systems require opt-in consent from minor users

Civil penalties for allowing accounts without parental consent range from $2,500 for a first offense (single minor) up to $5,000,000 or per-violation amounts for actions involving multiple minors; data violation penalties reach up to $50,000,000

Parents or guardians may revoke consent at any time, and upon receiving a deletion request, platforms must remove a minor's personal information within 30 days or face $10,000 per day per website in strict liability penalties

Attorney General has exclusive enforcement jurisdiction; punitive and consequential damages recovered are deposited into the School Safety and Security Fund for student mental health services; act takes effect in 18 months