This bill strengthens federal protections for children's online privacy by raising the age threshold covered under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act from 13 to 16 years old. Online platforms and websites would be required to verify the age of users to determine if they qualify as children, and companies would be prohibited from selling or using age verification information for any purpose other than confirming a user's age, with such data destroyed within 30 days of account closure. The Federal Trade Commission must issue implementing regulations within 180 days of the bill's enactment. The legislation also creates a Children's Online Safety Fund that would collect civil penalties from companies that violate the law and distribute those funds to the Department of Education for grants supporting digital literacy and online safety programming in schools, with a focus on mental health and appropriate social media use.
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