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Rhode Island — SB 2406

Rhode Island data protection and duty of care

Introduced
Default Restrictive Privacy for MinorsData Protection Impact AssessmentsDuty of Care Provisions
Social Media DefinitionWould likely apply to Dreamwidth; would cause DW to block under-18 registration from RI
NotesRequires data protection impact assessments provided to AG on demand, privacy tools with maximum privacy defaults for under-18. Creates duty of care for preventing certain harms to under-18. Explicitly does not mandate age verification but includes self-attested and imputed age data.
State
Rhode Island
Bill Number
SB 2406
Status
Introduced
Status Detail
Not likely to pass
Session End Date
Jun 30, 2026
Last Updated
2026-03-13 15:40:40