The RESET Act would ban social media platforms from allowing anyone under age 16 to create or maintain accounts. The bill requires platforms to identify and terminate existing accounts of minors within 180 days of the law's enactment, with platforms having 30 days after notifying users to actually delete the accounts. When accounts are terminated, platforms must immediately delete all personal data collected from minors, though users have 90 days to request a copy of their data in readable and portable formats before it is permanently erased. Enforcement would be handled by the Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general, who can pursue violations as unfair or deceptive practices under existing FTC authority. The law would take effect one year after enactment and applies to "covered platforms" as defined in the TAKE IT DOWN Act, though the legislation does not specify which platforms would be affected or include any dedicated funding mechanism.
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