Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones announced intent to enforce new provisions of the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act that limit minors' social media usage to one hour per day without parental consent. The law, effective January 1, 2026, requires age verification and verifiable parental consent to change time limits, with potential penalties up to $7,500 per violation and injunctive relief. This follows a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by NetChoice challenging the law.
Enforcement actions may result in civil penalties up to $7,500 per violation and injunctive relief to stop violating conduct, with a 30-day cure period before filing suit.
In-house legal teams should review all agreements involving minor users or their parents, including Terms of Service, Privacy Policies, Parental Consent Agreements, and any data processing addendums with social media platforms. Specific clauses to scrutinize are those governing age verification methods, enforcement of daily time limits (e.g., one-hour cap), processes for obtaining and managing verifiable parental consent to modify limits, and provisions related to usage monitoring and compliance reporting. Changes may be needed to implement robust age-screening technologies, integrate real-time time-tracking features, establish clear parental consent workflows with audit trails, and update penalty/indemnification clauses to reflect potential $7,500 per-violation liabilities and injunctive relief risks under the VCDPA.
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Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones joined a coalition of attorneys general in filing an amicus brief challenging DHS’s practice of conducting warrantless civil immigration arrests without determining whether individuals are likely to escape before a warrant can be obtained. The release reports that a district court had previously granted a preliminary injunction in the underlying case; it does not report a penalty or a new remedy imposed on DHS by this brief.
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