Walz Signs Law Protecting Kids Appearing On TikTok, Other Social Media

ST. PAUL, MN — Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday signed a bill into law that provides regulations and compensation requirements for kids appearing in monetized internet content creation on platforms like TikTok or YouTube.

For starters, the law prohibits children under 14 from working in content creation, specifying that they cannot appear in more than 30 percent of the videos.

But if children do appear in such content, they are entitled to 100 percent of the profits, the law states.

Meanwhile, minors 14 and up can produce their own content and are entitled to all the profits.

All minors must be compensated through a trust account maintained until they reach 18.

The law was based on the 1939 "California Child Actor's Bill" which protects underage performers from being exploited by their parents or managers.

Learn more about the bill here.