Mississippi legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Mississippi HB1447: Mississippi Social Media Fraud Accountability and Consumer Protection Act; create.
Status: Failed, February 3, 2026
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI SOCIAL MEDIA FRAUD ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE A DUTY OF CARE TO PROTECT USERS FROM FRAUDULENT ADVERTISERS; TO REQUIRE IDENTITY VERIFICATION, FRAUD DETECTION AND REPORTING MECHANISMS; TO MANDATE THE REMOVAL OF FRAUDULENT ADVERTISEMENTS WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS; TO REQUIRE QUARTERLY TRANSPARENCY REPORTS; TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY AND A SAFE HARBOR FOR COMPLIANT PLATFORMS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING CIVIL ACTION AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT VIOLATE THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS HARMED BY A PATTERN OR PRACTICE THAT VIOLATES THIS ACT A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION; TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT IS AN UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 77-3-803 AND 77-3-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CALLER ID SPOOFING IN ADVERTISEMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 81-29-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF BANK NAMES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
What the bill says
An act to be known as the mississippi social media fraud accountability and consumer protection act; to provide that social media platforms have a duty of care to protect users from fraudulent advertisers; to require identity verification, fraud detection and reporting mechanisms; to mandate the removal of fraudulent advertisements within seventy-two hours; to require quarterly transparency reports; to establish liability and a safe harbor for compliant platforms; to authorize the attorney general to bring civil action against social media platforms that violate this act…
From the introduced text:
AN ACT TO BE KNOWN AS THE MISSISSIPPI SOCIAL MEDIA FRAUD ACCOUNTABILITY AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT; TO PROVIDE THAT SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS HAVE A DUTY OF CARE TO PROTECT USERS FROM FRAUDULENT ADVERTISERS; TO REQUIRE IDENTITY VERIFICATION, FRAUD DETECTION AND REPORTING MECHANISMS; TO MANDATE THE REMOVAL OF FRAUDULENT ADVERTISEMENTS WITHIN SEVENTY-TWO HOURS; TO REQUIRE QUARTERLY TRANSPARENCY REPORTS; TO ESTABLISH LIABILITY AND A SAFE HARBOR FOR COMPLIANT PLATFORMS; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING CIVIL ACTION AGAINST SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS THAT VIOLATE THIS ACT; TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUALS HARMED BY A PATTERN OR PRACTICE THAT VIOLATES THIS ACT A PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION; TO AMEND SECTION 75-24-5, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT A VIOLATION OF THIS ACT IS AN UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE BUSINESS PRACTICE UNDER CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS; TO AMEND SECTIONS 77-3-803 AND 77-3-805, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT CALLER ID SPOOFING IN ADVERTISEMENTS; TO AMEND SECTION 81-29-3, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROHIBIT THE UNAUTHORIZED USE OF BANK NAMES; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI: SECTION 1. (1) This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Mississippi Social Media Fraud Accountability and Consumer Protection Act". (2) For the purposes of this section, the following words have the meanings as defined in this subsection, unless the …