Sammy’s Law

This bill would require large social media platforms to build and maintain real-time software connections (APIs) that let outside safety software companies manage a child's account, content, and settings, if the child (or a parent, for children under 13) gives permission. It applies to users under 17 and to platforms with more than 100 million monthly users or more than $1 billion in yearly revenue. Safety software companies would have to register with the Federal Trade Commission, could not sell user data, could not be controlled by certain foreign nations, would generally have to delete data within 5 days, and would face annual independent audits. These companies could share data with parents only about certain risks, such as suicide, self-harm, abuse, or trafficking. The FTC would enforce the law, and states could not have their own laws on this same requirement.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Jon Husted Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors