伊利诺州州长JB·普利茨克签署了《儿童在线社交媒体安全法》（HB5511），该法案要求设备制造商、操作系统提供商和应用商店在2028年1月1日前建立年龄验证框架[1]。根据该法规，用户年龄将被划分为四个等级：13岁以下、13至15岁、16至17岁、18岁及以上[1]。应用开发者必须在2028年7月1日前开始通过API请求获取用户的年龄段信息[1]。
法案对违规者设置了严厉的处罚机制，由州检察长执行，最高罚款金额为5万美元[1]。针对未成年用户，该法案规定激活多项限制措施，包括限制动态、隐藏资料、屏蔽成人消息、屏蔽精确位置信息，以及在晚上10点至早晨7点期间禁用通知[1]。该法案在众议院以82票赞成、27票反对的结果通过，在参议院以57票全票通过[1]。
值得注意的是，伊利诺州的该法案未像科罗拉多州SB26-051和加州AB-1043那样为开源软件平台提供豁免条款[1]。
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has signed HB5511, the Child Online Social Media Safety Act, into law, requiring device manufacturers, operating system providers, and app stores to establish age verification frameworks by January 1, 2028 [1]. The legislation categorizes users into four age tiers—under 13, 13 to 15, 16 to 17, and 18 and up—with applications able to access user age bracket information through an API [1].
Beginning July 1, 2028, apps must request age signals from users [1]. When users are identified as minors, the law mandates a range of protective restrictions, including limiting feeds, hiding profiles, blocking adult messages, disabling precise location services, and suspending notifications between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m. [1]. Violations of the law carry penalties up to $50,000, enforced by the state attorney general [1].
The bill passed with overwhelming support in the Illinois legislature, advancing 82-27 in the House and 57-0 in the Senate before receiving final unanimous approval [1]. A significant distinction from comparable legislation in Colorado and California is that Illinois's HB5511 does not include an exemption for open-source platforms, whereas both the Colorado SB26-051 and California AB-1043 contain such provisions [1].