State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Georgia
Georgia Children's Privacy Laws (2026)
2 laws & bills tracked · overall: Enacted — enjoined · current as of June 28, 2026
Georgia has 2 tracked children's privacy laws and bills — each listed below with its status, the ages it covers, litigation posture, and a link to the official primary source. For the interactive view, open Georgia in the tracker map.
SB 351 — Protecting Georgia's Children on Social Media Act of 2024 (Act 463), social media provisions · SB 351 (2023-2024 Reg. Sess.) / Act 463
Enacted — enjoined — Passed, but a court has currently blocked enforcement. · Social media · effective 2025-07-01 · binds operators, platforms
Ages: under 16
Requires: Age verification of all users via commercially reasonable efforts; verifiable parental/guardian consent before a minor under 16 can create or maintain a social media account; limits on data collection and targeted advertising to minors under 16; treat unverifiable users as minors.
Litigation: NetChoice v. Carr (N.D. Ga., No. 1:25-cv-02422). PI granted June 26, 2025 (Judge Amy Totenberg), First Amendment grounds. On appeal to 11th Circuit (No. 25-12436); oral argument March 10, 2026; no appellate ruling as of 2026-06-27. Injunction currently in effect.
Primary sourceGeorgia Age-Appropriate Design Code Act (SB 495) · SB 495
Pending — A bill was introduced this cycle but is not yet law. · Design code · binds operators, platforms
Ages: Minors under 18 (consumer the covered entity knows or should reasonably know is under 18)
Requires: Would require covered entities to configure high-privacy default settings for minors (push notifications and interaction/like counts off by default, restricted location sharing), prohibit enumerated high-risk data practices and addictive/compulsive-use design features directed at minors, impose criteria on algorithmic feeds served to minors, and require risk evaluation of design features before deployment to minors. INTRODUCED in the 2025-2026 session (Senate read and referred to committee Feb 12, 2026) but it advanced no further and DIED when the General Assembly adjourned sine die on April 2, 2026; it is not law.
Primary sourceAlso on the books (out of scope): SB 351 (Act 463) — adult-content / 'material harmful to minors' age-verification (O.C.G.A. § 39-5-5; sites >33.3% harmful material must verify users are 18+; effective July 1, 2025; not enjoined in NetChoice v. Carr).; SB 467 (2025-2026 Reg. Sess.) — App Store Accountability bill (would require app stores to verify ages and get parental consent for minors' app downloads); died in Senate committee at 2026 sine die. — out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.
Regardless of state law, COPPA governs personal information collected from children under 13: notice, verifiable parental consent, data minimization, and — under the 2025 amended Rule — limits on retention and third-party sharing.
SourceHow Georgia compares
- Social media: Georgia is one of 33 states tracking social media legislation — California, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina and 26 more
- Design code: Georgia is one of 17 states tracking design code legislation — Colorado, Maryland, Nebraska, New York, South Carolina, California and 10 more
Not legal advice. I build products for a living; I'm not a lawyer. Compiled from primary sources and reviewed monthly as part of the State Children's Privacy Law Tracker; AI-assisted research, verified against each law's official source — but laws and injunctions change fast, so confirm the latest before relying on it. Related: COPPA's Gray Areas.