Minnesota SF 4097 (social-media algorithm disclosure)
Minnesota Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act (SF 4097 / Laws 2024, ch. 114)
Minnesota · Minn. Stat. 325M.30-325M.34; Laws 2024, ch. 114, art. 3, sec. 63 (SF 4097)
- Status
- In effect
- Took effect
- July 1, 2025
- Applies to
- Social media platforms doing business in Minnesota or targeting Minnesota residents with more than 10,000 monthly active users.
- Enforced by
- Minnesota Attorney General.
Minnesota requires large social media platforms to publicly explain how their algorithmic ranking systems decide what users see. Among other things, a platform must disclose how its own content-quality judgments and a user's stated content preferences are weighted against other ranking signals. The rules apply to platforms doing business in or targeting Minnesotans that have more than 10,000 monthly active users.
Who is protected: Minnesota users of large social media platforms.
Legal detail
Minn. Stat. 325M.30-325M.34 (added by Laws 2024, ch. 114, art. 3, sec. 63) compel covered social media platforms to publicly disclose the operation of their algorithmic ranking systems, including how quality assessments and users' expressed preferences are weighted relative to other signals; enforced by the Attorney General.
Key facts
| Jurisdiction | Minnesota |
|---|---|
| Level | State |
| Strength | Limited |
| Enacted | May 24, 2024 |
| Citation | Minn. Stat. 325M.30-325M.34; Laws 2024, ch. 114, art. 3, sec. 63 (SF 4097) |
| Private right of action | No, agency enforcement only |
| Penalties | Enforced by the Minnesota Attorney General; the statute does not set a fixed civil penalty amount for this disclosure obligation. |
| Topics | AI disclosure and transparency · automated decision-making |
| Statute | Minnesota Statutes 325M.30 — Prohibiting Social Media Manipulation Act |
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