16 & Up Social Media Act

This bill would bar certain social media platforms from letting a person create or keep an account if the platform knows or should have known the person is under 16. Platforms would have to find existing accounts of users under 16, notify them, and close the accounts, then delete their personal data while letting them request a copy within 90 days. Platforms would also have to set up an appeal process for users who say they were wrongly identified as under 16. The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general could enforce the law, and it would generally take effect one year after enactment.

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Sponsors

• Erin Houchin Republican sponsor
• 1 cosponsors