To require large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available to third-party safety software providers a set of real-time application programming interfaces, through which a child or a parent or legal guardian of a child may delegate permission to a third-party safety software provider to manage the online interactions, content, and account settings of such child on the large social media platform on the same terms as such child, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · September 29, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce.
Sammy's Law of 2023 requires large social media platforms to create and maintain application programming interfaces that allow parents or children aged 13 and older to grant third-party safety software companies access to manage a child's account settings, interactions, and content on the same terms as the child. Major social media platforms with over 100 million monthly users or over $1 billion in annual revenue must comply within 30 days of the law taking effect, while third-party safety software providers must register with the Federal Trade Commission and affirm they will use collected data only to protect children from online harms like cyberbullying, trafficking, and sexual abuse. The FTC will oversee implementation by issuing guidance within 180 days, monitoring compliance biannually, and establishing processes to deregister safety software providers that violate the law or misrepresent their practices, while also establishing protections for how collected user data can be disclosed. The law applies nationally and prevents states from enacting conflicting requirements, though it does not override existing state consumer protection, fraud, or contract laws.
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