New Jersey Kids Code Act (New Jersey Age-Appropriate Design Code)

NJ Kids Code
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Signed August 11, 2026 and effective September 1, 2027, the Kids Code requires social-media-type services that know a user is under 18 to set the highest privacy defaults, block unsolicited adult contact, hide location, limit data use and algorithmic feeds, and restrict engagement-driving design such as infinite scroll, autoplay, streaks, and night-time or school-hours notifications. Violations are consumer fraud and give injured minors a private right of action.

Jurisdiction

New Jersey

Jurisdiction Type

state

Country

United States

Effective Date

9/1/2027

Enforcing Authority

New Jersey Attorney General (Consumer Fraud Act powers and rulemaking); Commissioner of Health may add compulsive-use criteria; private actions by injured minors or their parents

Fines Under This Regulation

0

Total Fine Amount (USD)

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