Protections for Minors Featured in Digital Content
HB 26-1058
Children · Other
HB 26-1058 protects child influencers from June 1, 2027: creators must keep records and put part of earnings in trust for featured minors. Adults (or emancipated minors) who were featured as identifiable minors may demand deletion or editing of posts, and platforms must offer a removal-request mechanism. Profiting from sexualized content of minors is prohibited.
- Where
- Colorado
- Citation
- C.R.S. 8-12.5-101 to 8-12.5-104
- Status
- Enacted, not yet in force
- In force since
- 2027-06-01
- Enforced by
- Private enforcement by affected individuals; courts
- People can sue
- Yes
- Penalties
- An individual whose removal request is not honored within 30 days may sue for relief (8-12.5-103).
- Applies to
- Content creators whose compensated online content features a minor engaged in content creation work (30% of content, platform compensation threshold, and $40,000 actual compensation in 12 months) (8-12.5-101, 8-12.5-102)
- Online hosting platforms (removal-request mechanism and sexualization risk strategy) (8-12.5-103, 8-12.5-104)
Rights it gives people
- A person featured as a uniquely identifiable minor may, once an adult or emancipated, request deletion of the post or removal of their private information; the creator must comply within 72 hours.C.R.S. 8-12.5-103(1) · From 2027-06-01
Practices it requires
- Online hosting platforms must provide an easily accessible mechanism for removal requests and review and take reasonable steps to remove content if the creator fails to comply.C.R.S. 8-12.5-103(2) · From 2027-06-01
- Content creators must keep records of the featured minor's age, compensation, and minutes featured, and set aside earnings in trust.C.R.S. 8-12.5-102 · From 2027-06-01
- Do not financially benefit from knowingly producing or distributing sexualized online content of a minor; platforms must adopt a risk-based mitigation strategy.C.R.S. 8-12.5-104 · From 2027-06-01
Sources
- Official text
- HB26-1058 bill page: Protections for Minors Featured in Digital Content (Colorado General Assembly)
- HB26-1058 session law, Protections for Minors Featured in Digital Content (Colorado General Assembly)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: The 72-hour compliance period and platform duties are from the enacted-bill summary; subsection cites beyond 8-12.5-103(1)-(2) not verified.
Research reference, not legal advice.