- New York's SAFE for Kids Act requires age verification (digital ID) before algorithms curate feeds or platforms send midnight notifications to users under 18, effective January 25, 2027.
- Users over 17 must prove adulthood via government IDs, face scans, phone numbers, or emails; platforms must offer at least one verification option beyond ID upload.
- For minors, default settings disable algorithmic feeds and overnight notifications (midnight to 6 a.m.) without parental consent, which requires digital ID checks for parents.
- Age checks must meet accuracy standards (e.g., ≤0.1% false pass rate for ages ≤7 up to 15% for age 17), block ≥98% of circumvention attempts, and undergo annual testing with results retained for 10 years.
- Collected data must be minimized, used only for age/parental consent, and deleted or de-identified after use—though enforcement challenges remain due to hacking, breaches, or non-compliance.
- The law targets major platforms (Instagram, TikTok, etc.) and any service where users spend ≥20% of time on addictive feeds, exempting sites with <5 million monthly users or <20,000 minor users, with penalties up to $5,000 per violation.