Injuries to children: civil penalties

The law creates a minimum statutory-damages remedy for children injured when a covered platform fails to use ordinary care or skill. It makes damage waivers unenforceable and preserves other legal remedies.

What the law does ​

• Makes covered platforms liable for the greater of $5,000 per violation, capped at $1 million per child, or three times the child’s actual damages.
• Applies to platforms with more than $100 million in annual gross revenue.
• Voids any waiver of these protections.
• Applies only to future cases and not cases pending on or before January 1, 2027.
• Repeals the heightened-damages provision on January 1, 2035.

Who it affects ​

• Children under age 18 injured by a covered social media platform’s lack of ordinary care or skill.
• Social media platforms earning more than $100 million annually in gross revenue.