Covered platform age restriction: no addictive features for users under 16 (AB 1709)

Signed September 10, 2026, AB 1709 bars covered platforms from offering addictive features (addictive feeds, autoplay, and others the Attorney General defines) to users under 16. Platforms must verify age through the Digital Age Assurance Act before offering those features and must delete accounts and data of under-16 users unless the account is kept free of addictive features. It also creates an e-Safety Advisory Commission.