Social media private right of action for minors
Utah Social Media PRA
Children
Enacted by 2024 H.B. 464, effective October 1, 2024, it lets minors and parents sue social media companies for mental health harm from excessive use. Companies that limit minors' use and disable engagement features get the opposite presumption. The 13-71 injunction does not name this Part.
- Where
- Utah
- Citation
- Utah Code Title 78B, Chapter 3, Part 11 (78B-3-1101 to 78B-3-1106)
- Status
- In force
- In force since
- 2024-10-01
- Enforced by
- None; private actions
- People can sue
- Yes
- Penalties
- A minor or parent may sue for an adverse mental health outcome from excessive use, with rebuttable causation presumptions (78B-3-1103); waivers are void (78B-3-1105).
- Applies to
- Social media companies operating an algorithmically curated social media service used by Utah minors (78B-3-1103)
Practices it requires
- To obtain the rebuttable presumption against causation, limit minors to 3 hours a day, block use from 10:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m., require parental consent, and disable engagement features.Utah Code 78B-3-1104 · Only if: Company seeks the rebuttable presumption
Other duties
- Any waiver of these rights is void.Utah Code 78B-3-1105
Sources
- Official text
- Utah Code 78B-3-1103 (Utah Legislature, version C78B-3-S1103_2024100120240501)
- Utah Code 78B-3-1104 (Utah Legislature, version C78B-3-S1104_2024100120240501)
- Utah Code 78B-3-1105 (Utah Legislature, version C78B-3-S1105_2024100120240501)
- 2024 H.B. 464 enrolled bill (Utah Legislature)
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-23 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: 78B-3-1103(4) and 78B-3-1104(1) cross-reference nonexistent sections 78B-11-1103 and 78B-11-1104; apparent codification errors.
Research reference, not legal advice.