Healthier Social Media Use by Youth (social media warnings for minors)
HB 24-1136
Children
HB 24-1136 would require large social media platforms, from January 1, 2026, to show users who say they are under 18 research-based pop-up information about social media's effects on youth after one hour of use in a day or when on between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., repeating every 30 minutes. The U.S. District Court for Colorado preliminarily enjoined enforcement on November 6, 2025 in NetChoice v. Weiser on First Amendment compelled-speech grounds; the state appealed to the Tenth Circuit (No. 25-1456).
- Where
- Colorado
- Citation
- C.R.S. 6-1-1601
- Status
- Blocked by a court
- In force since
- 2026-01-01
- Enforced by
- Colorado Attorney General
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Enforcement is preliminarily enjoined.
- Applies to
- Social media platforms with more than 100,000 active Colorado users that allow user accounts, user-generated content, and social interaction, excluding email, e-commerce, gaming, streaming, and similar services (6-1-1601(4))
What a privacy notice must say
- Provide users under 18 with research-based information about social media's effects, or a pop-up after one cumulative hour in 24 hours or during 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., repeating every 30 minutes.C.R.S. 6-1-1601(1)-(3) · Only if: Enjoined since 2025-11-06 · From 2026-01-01
Sources
- Official text
- Colorado Revised Statutes 2024, Title 6 (Office of Legislative Legal Services, leg.colorado.gov)
- HB24-1136 bill page: Healthier Social Media Use by Youth (Colorado General Assembly)
- NetChoice v. Weiser, No. 1:25-cv-02538 (D. Colo.), docket incl. Order Granting Preliminary Injunction, Nov. 6, 2025 (ECF 31) (CourtListener)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Tenth Circuit appeal No. 25-1456 was pending as of the docket read; district proceedings are stayed pending appeal (ECF 40).
Research reference, not legal advice.