California Bill Gives Child Influencers Delete Right

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers are considering Senate Bill 1247, a proposal that would let adults who were featured as minors in monetized family social media posts request that the content be deleted or edited, while requiring social media platforms to provide a formal way to submit those requests, according to CapRadio, PCMag, California State Senate, California Legislative Information, TrackBill, and BillTrack50. Each of the bullet points immediately below have been confirmed by at least four of the six respected sources we curated on this story.

• SB 1247 would require social media platforms to provide a clear request mechanism for a “child influencer” (a person at least 18 years old who was featured as a minor in paid content) to seek deletion or editing of older posts.
• The requests would apply to paid image or video content posted by a parent, legal guardian, or family member who received compensation for sharing the material on a social platform.
• After a request is routed to the account-controlling family member, the bill would require that person to delete the content or edit it so the requester is no longer featured within 10 business days.
• If the family member fails to comply, the bill would authorize a civil lawsuit seeking remedies that include statutory damages of $3,000 per day of violation, along with potential actual damages, injunctions, and attorney’s fees and costs.

Additional Details Reported

Bill tracking entries show SB 1247 was introduced Feb. 19 and has been set for an April 6 hearing in the Senate Privacy, Digital Technologies and Consumer Protection Committee.

How the proposal fits into California’s influencer rules

Sen. Steve Padilla’s office describes SB 1247 as a privacy-focused follow-on to California’s recent child-influencer protections, which addressed how earnings from monetized family content are handled.

The bill’s definitions and enforcement structure are laid out in the Legislative Counsel’s Digest and in the text posted by the state’s official legislative information system.

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