Arkansas, United StatesEnacted (2023); enforcement paused (injunction)

Arkansas Social Media Safety Act (AR Age Verify)

Arkansas law requiring age verification for social media platforms and prohibiting minors under 18 from creating accounts without parental consent.

Key Provisions

What AR Age Verify requires

01

Platforms must verify age of all users before allowing account creation

02

Minors under 18 require verifiable parental consent for social media accounts

03

Platforms must implement commercially reasonable age verification methods

04

Private right of action for parents with statutory damages

Rule Categories Covered

Phosra enforcement categories for AR Age Verify

Age Gate

access control
age_gate

Enforces age verification requirements and restricts access to age-inappropriate content or features.

Social Media Min Age

access control
social_media_min_age

Enforces minimum age requirements for social media platform access based on jurisdiction.

Parental Consent Gate

other
parental_consent_gate

Enforces parental consent gate rules across connected platforms.

Platforms Affected

Platforms covered by AR Age Verify

InstagramTikTokSnapchatYouTubeX
Age: Under 18

MCP Enforcement

Enforce AR Age Verify with a single API call

mcp-enforcement
// Enforce AR Age Verify compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
  child_id: "ch_emma_01",
  law: "AR_AGE_VERIFY",
  rules: [
          "age_gate",
          "social_media_min_age",
          "parental_consent_gate"]
}

→ Instagram    enforcement applied     ✓
→ TikTok       enforcement applied     ✓
→ Snapchat     enforcement applied     ✓
→ YouTube      enforcement applied     ✓

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