How Minnesota regulates technology: the prediction markets ban in context
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May 21, 2026
REFERENCE · MINNESOTA TECH LAWS
Six laws, one design choice: the institution carries the obligation, not the resident.
At a glance
Across six Minnesota tech laws from 2023 through 2026, the burden sits on the institution: the disseminator, the data controller, the platform, the payment processor, the advertiser, or the actor deploying a synthetic likeness. The resident who uses the product is not the target of any of them.
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HF 1370 · Deepfake election content
Minn. Stat. § 609.771 · effective Aug 1, 2023
Disseminator
Minnesota Consumer Data Privacy Act
Minn. Stat. ch. 325M, § 325M.14 · effective Jul 31, 2025
Data controller
Social media mental health warning label
Minn. Stat. § 325M.335 · effective Jul 1, 2026
Platform
HF 1875 · Social media accounts for minors
2025–2026 session · pending in legislature
Platform
Prediction markets felony
Minn. Stat. § 609.7615 (via SF 4760) · effective Aug 1, 2026
Platforms, rails, ads
Forged digital likeness amendment
Minn. Stat. § 609.527 (via SF 4760) · effective Aug 1, 2026
Actor deploying it
Sources: Minnesota Revisor's Office and Minnesota House of Representatives.
