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State Children's Privacy Law Tracker / Idaho

Idaho Children's Privacy Laws (2026)

1 law tracked · overall: Enacted — not yet effective · current as of June 28, 2026

Idaho has one tracked children's privacy law — 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 Idaho in the tracker map.

Stop Harms from Addictive Social Media Act (HB 542 / Session Law Chapter 268) · HB 542 (H0542), 2026 Reg. Sess.; Session Law Chapter 268

Enacted — not yet effective — Signed into law; its effective date is still in the future. · Social media · effective 2026-07-01 · binds operators, platforms

Ages: 16 and younger ('Child' = Idaho resident sixteen (16) years of age or younger); parental consent required for Child accounts

Requires: Covered social media platforms must determine whether a user is a 'Child' (Idaho resident 16 or younger) via self-reported age at account creation plus age estimation after cumulative use thresholds (25/50/100 hours in a 6-month window). For Child accounts, platforms must obtain verifiable parental consent; default all privacy settings to the most protective; disable/limit addictive design features (infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, public like counts); bar algorithmic feeds and targeted paid advertising; provide parental time-limit controls; and terminate the account on parental request. Enforced via private right of action.

Litigation: Opposed by NetChoice and CCIA (veto request, committee testimony) on First Amendment / digital-ID / privacy grounds, but no lawsuit filed or injunction issued as of 2026-06-27. Not enjoined.

Primary source

Also on the books (out of scope): HB 498 (2024) — Online Child Safety Act (Idaho Code Title 6, Chapter 38, secs. 6-3801 to 6-3809): adult-content age verification enforced solely via private right of action; effective July 1, 2024. — out-of-scope mandates (like adult-content age-gates) are tracked separately and don't set this state's status.

Federal · COPPAapplies here too

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.

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How Idaho compares

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.