HB 2400: Social media content

Summary

• Requires vloggers with a substantial nexus with Washington who meet a $12,000 compensation threshold in a 12-month period to register with the Department of Revenue.
• Requires social media services and third-party advertisers to establish a trust account for the benefit of a vlogger's minor child when the child's likeness, name, or photograph is present in a vlogger's video segment in relation to which the vlogger is compensated.
• Establishes a right for a person age 18 to 23 to request permanent deletion of content that includes their likeness, name, or photograph taken when they were under the age of 18, from any social media service on which it was published or appears, if it was monetized on any social media service, and establishes content removal duties on social media services.
• Establishes information reporting requirements; user education requirements; and penalties, statutory damages, and enforcement procedures for violations of the new requirements.

From the House Bill Analysis 2026 (HB 2400), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗