Law enforceable since Aug 2025; Fifth Circuit reheard argument Feb 2026, ruling pending
Mississippi HB 1126 (Social Media)
BadLawMS HB 1126
Mississippi, United States
Mississippi, United StatesIn force; Fifth Circuit ruling pendingHigh threat
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Became Law
Requires age verification and parental consent to use social media, now in force after the Supreme Court declined to block it.
Latest update
Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect
Current position
In force; Fifth Circuit ruling pending
What it does
Mississippi HB 1126 makes social media platforms verify the age of users in the state and get parental consent for minors. In practice every user proves their age, which means an ID or a face scan to open or keep an account.
Why it matters
This pushes age checks from adult sites onto mainstream social media, the everyday places people speak, and ties an account to a verified identity.
Our take
Once you have to prove who you are to post, anonymous speech is gone for everyone, not just minors. The Supreme Court letting this take effect signals the age-verification wave spreading from pornography to ordinary platforms.
Timeline
Supreme Court allowed the law to take effect
LatestSigned into Mississippi law
Sponsor
Mississippi Legislature
Votes
- House — Final passage (121 to 0) · March 12, 2024
- Senate — Final passage (49 to 0) · April 8, 2024