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Nebraska Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504)

Nebraska design code blending privacy-by-design with engagement constraints (feeds, notifications, time limits) aimed at reducing compulsive use.

Jurisdiction

Nebraska

US-NE

Enacted

May 30, 2025

Effective

Jan 1, 2026

Enforcement

Nebraska Attorney General

Who Must Comply

This law applies to:

  • • Covered online services reasonably likely to be accessed by minors in Nebraska
  • • Must meet revenue/data thresholds AND derive >50% revenue from selling/sharing personal data

Who bears obligations:

Operator

Exemptions

Low Minor User Percentage

high confidence

Exemption for services with fewer than 2% minor users.

Conditions:

  • • Actual knowledge that fewer than 2% of users are minors

Safety Provisions

  • • Privacy-by-default and data minimization for minors
  • • Constraints on targeted advertising to minors
  • • User controls to reduce compulsive use (time limits, notification constraints)
  • • Push alerts/notifications prohibited 10pm-6am and during school hours (weekdays in school year)
  • • Parental control tools accessible and enabled by default for known under-13s
  • • Conspicuous signal required when parental monitoring/geolocation active
  • • Feed controls including chronological option

Compliance Timeline

Jan 1, 2026

All provisions take effect

Jul 1, 2026

Enforcement begins

Enforcement

Enforced by

Nebraska Attorney General

Penalties

$50K/violation

Per violation: $50,000

Civil penalties up to $50,000 per violation (enforcement begins July 1, 2026).

Quick Facts

Binding
Yes
Mental Health Focus
Yes
Child Safety Focus
Yes
Algorithmic Scope
Yes

Why It Matters

"Next-gen" AADC explicitly targeting engagement mechanics driving overuse. Narrow business scope (50% data revenue) may limit applicability.

What You Need to Comply

You need: minors-mode defaults (data + ads), recommender/feed controls, notification/time-limit UX controls, parental controls enabled by default for under-13s.

NOPE can help

Cite This

APA

Nebraska. (2025). Nebraska Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504). Retrieved from https://nope.net/regs/us-ne-aadc

BibTeX

@misc{us_ne_aadc,
  title = {Nebraska Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act (LB 504)},
  author = {Nebraska},
  year = {2025},
  url = {https://nope.net/regs/us-ne-aadc}
}

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