Secure Online Child Interaction and Age Limitation Act

LA SOCIAL Act

Children

Requires large social media platforms to make commercially reasonable efforts to verify Louisiana users' ages and to obtain a parent's express consent before a Louisiana minor under 16 may hold an account. For minor accounts it bars unconnected adults from direct messaging, bars ads based on personal information other than age and location, limits data collection, and requires parental supervision tools. On December 15, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana held R.S. 51:1751-1754 unconstitutional as applied to ten NetChoice members and permanently enjoined enforcement of R.S. 51:1751-1756 against them; the state's appeal is pending in the Fifth Circuit.

Where: Louisiana
Citation: La. R.S. 51:1751 to 51:1759 (Acts 2023, No. 456; Acts 2024, No. 656)
Status: Blocked by a court
In force since: 2024-07-01
Last amended: 2025-07-01
Enforced by: Louisiana Department of Justice, Division of Public Protection (Attorney General)
People can sue: No
Penalties: Administrative fines or court-imposed civil penalties up to $2,500 per violation, plus injunctions, disgorgement to the aggrieved person, and damages; a 45-day notice-and-cure period applies before enforcement.
Applies to: Social media companies whose social media platform has at least 5 million account holders worldwide and users in Louisiana
Louisiana account holders under 16 who are not emancipated or married

Practices it requires

Make commercially reasonable efforts to verify the age of Louisiana account holders, or apply minor protections to all account holders.La. R.S. 51:1752(A)
Do not allow a Louisiana minor under 16 to hold an account without the express consent of a parent or guardian obtained by an acceptable method (signed form, toll-free call, video call, ID check with deletion, verified email, or other reasonable method).La. R.S. 51:1752(B)
For minor accounts, block direct messages from adults the minor is not already connected with.La. R.S. 51:1753(1)
For minor accounts, do not display advertising based on the minor's personal information other than age and location, and do not collect or use personal information beyond what is adequate, relevant, and reasonably necessary for disclosed purposes.La. R.S. 51:1753(2)-(3)
Give consenting parents supervision tools to view the minor's privacy settings, set daily time limits, schedule breaks, and receive notifications when the minor reports a person or issue.La. R.S. 51:1754

Other duties

Contract terms that waive the Act's protections or the right to complain to the Division are void.La. R.S. 51:1758

Sources

Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.

Unverified: The injunction is as-applied to ten named NetChoice members (Meta, Nextdoor, Pinterest, Reddit, Snap, X, YouTube, Automattic/Tumblr, Discord, Amazon/Twitch); the Act remains enforceable against other covered companies, so 'enjoined' is partial. | Fifth Circuit appeal No. 26-30016 (merits) was argued September 1, 2026 per secondary reports (Justia docket, YouTube); no decision found as of 2026-09-25. The separate appeal No. 26-30223 from the same district case (notice filed April 2026) appears to concern a later order, likely fees; not confirmed. | The court ruling was read from a copy hosted by NetChoice (a party), not PACER. | Effective date: the legislature's history note says Act 2023 No. 456 became effective July 1, 2024, while Act 2024 No. 656 moved the Act's effective date to July 1, 2025; which date governs is ambiguous, so 2024-07-01 is listed as first effective and 2025-07-01 as last amendment.

Research reference, not legal advice.