The Algorithmic Transparency and Choice Act requires online platforms to provide minors (under 18) with clear notices about how their personalized recommendation systems work and what data they collect, beginning one year after the bill's enactment. Platforms must offer minors several choices: the ability to switch to a simpler algorithm that doesn't use their personal data to personalize recommendations, options to limit recommendation categories, and ways to modify their profiles and influence how the system ranks content. The bill makes an "input-transparent algorithm"—one that only uses information the minor directly provides—the default setting, and the Federal Trade Commission will enforce these requirements by treating violations as unfair or deceptive business practices. The legislation does not require platforms to disclose trade secrets or proprietary information, and it prevents individual states from creating their own conflicting rules on this issue.
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