Virginia SB 854 — Social Media Age Verification and Time Limits for Minors (Challenged Nov 2025)
Virginia SB 854 requires social media platforms to verify the age of Virginia users and obtain verifiable parental consent before minors can create accounts, and also requires age verification to enforce the state's one-hour default time limit. Challenged by tech industry groups in November 2025 on First Amendment grounds.
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