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Public-source posture estimateNot legal adviceMap regenerated2026-05-08 · 8 May 2026

Youth & Social Media

Massachusetts

In motion.Trending toward more guardrails.

Last action 2025-07-24 · 24 July 2025Next review by 2026-08-06 · 6 August 2026

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Sources

malegislature.govMassachusetts S.30 — An Act Protecting Children from Addictive Social Media Feeds

Why this status

Massachusetts S.30 (An Act Protecting Children from Addictive Social Media Feeds) was reported favorably by the Joint Committee on Advanced Information Technology, the Internet and Cybersecurity on July 24, 2025 and referred to Senate Ways and Means. It hasn't been passed by the full Legislature or signed, so no new state rule is in force in Massachusetts today.

What this means

There is no Massachusetts rule on minors and addictive social-media feeds in force today — only existing federal rules and each platform's own age and consent policies apply.
Joint-committee passage is one of several steps. Senate Ways and Means review, full Senate action, House action, and the Governor's signature still need to happen for S.30 to become law.
If the 194th session ends without S.30 being enacted, the topic is likely to come back as a successor bill in the next session — but that would reset the legislative clock.

What to verify next

Watch S.30 on the Massachusetts Legislature's bill page to see if it gets a Ways and Means report, a full Senate vote, House action, or the Governor's signature.
If the 194th session adjourns without action, watch for a successor bill in the 195th — measures on this topic frequently get refiled in similar form.

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