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This bill establishes the Utah Digital Choice Act, which aims to enhance consumer rights and data portability in social media services. The legislation requires social media companies to provide users with the ability to access, transfer, and share their personal data, including their social graph (which encompasses social connections, created content, interactions, and metadata), across different platforms. Social media companies must implement transparent, third-party-accessible interfaces using open protocols that allow users to share their personal data between designated services and enable third-party access to content with user permission. The bill mandates that these interfaces be secure, non-discriminatory, and provide clear consent mechanisms for users. The Division of Consumer Protection will administer and enforce the act, with the power to impose administrative fines up to $2,500 per violation and the ability to bring court actions that can result in additional penalties, injunctions, and remedies. The law includes provisions protecting user privacy, ensuring data security, and giving users more control over their online social data, with most provisions set to take effect on July 1, 2026. The legislation is driven by the legislative finding that individuals should have the right to control and move their personal online data and that current practices often restrict content interoperability.

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