GUARDIAN Act

This bill would bar social media-style online platforms from processing the personal data of users under 16 unless a parent gives verifiable consent, with a limited exception for data used only to check a user's age. Parents could withdraw consent at any time, and the platform would then have to close the minor's account within 10 days and delete the data. Platforms would have to delete a minor's data when the user turns 16 unless a parent asks to keep it, and give parents a way to download the data first. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general could enforce the law, which would take effect 18 months after enactment.

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Sponsors

• Erin Houchin Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors