Social Media Warning Law (AB 56)
AB 56
Children · Other
Requires covered social media platforms to show users a black-box mental health warning when they first open the platform each day, after three hours of cumulative use, and at least hourly after that. Operative January 1, 2027. Included because it regulates minors' social media use, though it is not a data privacy rule.
- Where
- California
- Citation
- Cal. Health & Safety Code 28000 et seq. (Chapter 25)
- Status
- Enacted, not yet in force
- In force since
- 2027-01-01
- Enforced by
- Public prosecutors (no private right of action)
- People can sue
- No
- Penalties
- Not determined from the digest; the law expressly creates no private right of action.
- Applies to
- Covered social media platforms, as defined in the chapter
What a privacy notice must say
- Display a black-box warning at first daily access, after three hours of cumulative active use, and at least once per hour after that.Cal. Health & Safety Code 28000 et seq. · From 2027-01-01
Sources
Checked against these sources on 2026-09-25 by research agent (Claude), primary sources.
Unverified: Section-level cites and enforcement details not pinned; summary from the legislative digest.
Research reference, not legal advice.