The ACCESS Act of 2023 requires large online communications platforms with over 100 million U.S. users to allow people to easily switch to competing services by sharing their data and enabling interoperability between platforms. Specifically, companies like Facebook, X, and similar platforms must provide transparent interfaces that let users transfer their data to competitors or use third-party services to manage their accounts across platforms. The bill also prevents these large platforms from discriminating against or blocking rival services that want to connect to their systems, though they can charge reasonable fees and set security standards for access. The Federal Trade Commission will enforce the law and has 180 days to establish technical standards and procedures for how the data transfers should work, with full compliance required within one year of the law taking effect. The legislation aims to reduce switching costs and increase competition in the online communications market while maintaining existing privacy and security protections.
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