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This bill, the Augmenting Compatibility and Competition by Enabling Service Switching Act of 2023 (ACCESS Act of 2023), aims to promote competition and reduce consumer switching costs in the provision of online communications services. The key provisions are: 1. Large communications platform providers (those with over 100 million monthly active users in the U.S.) must maintain interfaces to allow users to securely transfer their data to themselves or to a competing communications provider. Competing providers must reasonably secure any user data they receive. 2. Large communications platform providers must maintain interfaces to enable interoperability with competing communications services, on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms. This includes requirements around interface information, notice of changes, and restrictions on commercializing data obtained through the interfaces. 3. Large communications platform providers must maintain interfaces to allow users to delegate a custodial third-party agent to manage their online interactions, content, and account settings on the same terms as the user. The bill establishes requirements and oversight for these custodial third-party agents. 4. The Federal Trade Commission is tasked with implementing and enforcing the provisions of the bill, with the ability to treat violations as unfair or deceptive practices under the Federal Trade Commission Act.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/2521/all-info