Bill · S. 4349· Senate(119-S-4349)
Parents Over Platforms Act
- Introduced
- 4/20/2026
- Last activity
- 4/20/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Jerry Moran
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Parents Over Platforms Act focuses on improving age verification and protection for minors within the mobile app ecosystem. It requires application distribution providers to ask for user ages and provide an "age signal" to app developers. Developers must use this information to prevent minors from accessing adult-only content and are prohibited from delivering personalized advertising to minors. The bill also gives parents tools to block certain apps and access safety information. The Federal Trade Commission is tasked with enforcing these rules.
Yes· 3 of 7
Does this put more rules on large technology companies?+7
The bill imposes specific compliance requirements on mobile application distribution providers and app developers regarding age assurance.
Would children be better off under this?+7
The bill directly benefits minors by increasing parental controls, restricting targeted advertising, and enhancing online safety.
Does this give people more control over their personal data?+6
The bill protects minors by restricting data sharing for age signals and prohibiting personalized advertising to children.
The opposite
Does this leave more decisions to the states?-5
The bill contains an express preemption clause that prevents states from enforcing their own laws related to the Act's provisions.
Would business owners be better off under this?-3
App developers and distribution providers face new compliance burdens, liabilities, and restrictions on advertising.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?-2
Young adults and older users may face extra verification hurdles or restrictions when trying to access certain age-gated applications.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Protection from Personalized Ads: Developers are prohibited from delivering personalized advertising to minors, which limits how their data is used for targeted ads (Section 102(b)(1)(F)).
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Parental Control Tools: Application distribution providers must allow parents to stop their children from getting or using specific covered applications (Section 102(a)(1)(A)).
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Access to Safety Information: Developers must provide parents with information on privacy and online safety settings for apps that minors are allowed to use (Section 102(b)(1)(B)).
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Restricting Adult Content: Developers must make a reasonable effort to ensure minors cannot participate in activities restricted to adults and must get consent before minors access content designated as unsuitable for them (Section 102(b)(1)(D)-(E)).
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Privacy Protections: Developers are forbidden from using age signals to try and obtain a user's specific date of birth and cannot share age information with third parties unless it is for safety, privacy, or legal reasons (Section 102(b)(1)(G)-(H)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Loss of State-Level Protections: The bill prevents any state or local government from enforcing their own laws or regulations related to the provisions of this Act (Section 203).
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Liability Gaps for Providers: Application distribution providers are not held liable for providing an incorrect age signal if they made a good faith effort to comply (Section 201(a)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Education And Technology
- Increases Big Tech Regulation+7Improves Data Privacy+6
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+7Good For Students+5Good For Business Owners-3Good For Young Adults-2
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+6
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Privacy Rights+5Increases Federal Power+5Increase States Rights-5
- 9/14/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 6/4/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/20/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Jacky RosenDemocrat · Nevada
Dan SullivanRepublican · Alaska
Peter WelchDemocrat · Vermont