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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 232 restricts addictive feeds and push notifications for minors on social media platforms
Last action · January 15, 2026: to Small Business & Information Technology (H)Sponsor: Adam Moore
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Board 232 prohibits major social media platforms from providing s or late-night push notifications to users under 18 without , effective January 1, 2027. The measure also mandates age-verification safeguards, requires filtering technology to block harmful material, and empowers the Attorney General and parents to pursue civil penalties for violations.
Social media companies operating in Kentucky with over 500,000 monthly users must overhaul account creation and content delivery systems for minor accounts, facing civil penalties up to $10,000 per subsequent violation.
- House Bill 232 was introduced in the Kentucky House of Representatives for the 2026 regular session and referred to the Small Business & Information Technology committee. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Minors
Parents and legal guardians
Parents or legal guardians gain the authority to provide or withhold consent for addictive feeds, late-night notifications, and financial transactions, and can file civil actions for noncompliance.
Social media platforms
Platforms with over 500,000 monthly users in Kentucky must implement age-verification systems, content filtering, default nonaddictive feeds for minors, and notification blocks.
Attorney General
The Attorney General is authorized to enforce violations, initiate civil actions, and collect civil penalties and investigation expenses.
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jan 15, 2026HouseCommitteeto Small Business & Information Technology (H)
- Jan 8, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Introduction of Mandated Nonaddictive Feeds for Minors
The bill shifts regulatory oversight by legally compelling social media companies to offer non-algorithmic, chronological feed options to minor users by default.
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Sources
apps.legislature.ky.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 75)
- Controversy70Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz50Current news / social attention level
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