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Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act

MN Social Media Manipulation Act

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Requires large social media platforms to publicly post how they limit excessive account interactions, how their ranking algorithms weigh content quality and users' expressed preferences, usage and late-night notification statistics by percentile, and the results of product experiments on 1,000 or more users. A 2026 amendment adds a duty to explain the platform's age estimation process, effective July 1, 2027. Under a court-filed stipulation, the Attorney General agreed not to enforce the Act against NetChoice members until the court rules on NetChoice's preliminary-injunction request (NetChoice v. Ellison, D. Minn. No. 0:25-cv-02741).

Where

Minnesota

Citation

Minn. Stat. 325M.30 to 325M.34 (enacted as Laws 2024, ch. 114, art. 3, ss. 63-67, originally coded as ch. 325O)

Status

In force

In force since

2025-07-01

Last amended

2027-07-01

Enforced by

Minnesota Attorney General (325M.34)

People can sue

No

Penalties

The Attorney General may investigate and sue under 325M.34; the Act specifies no dollar penalty and creates no private cause of action for violations of 325M.33 (325M.34(b)).

Applies to

• Social media platforms that do business in Minnesota or target Minnesota residents and have more than 10,000 monthly active account holders located in Minnesota (325M.32)
• Excludes search providers, ISPs, email, streaming, gaming and e-commerce sites with incidental interactivity, internal business communications, ad networks, telecom and broadband carriers, cloud services, and creative-professional portfolio platforms (325M.31(j))