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This bill, known as Sammy's Law, aims to protect children on large social media platforms by requiring platform providers to create and maintain special interfaces that allow parents or guardians to delegate management of a child's online interactions to third-party safety software providers. The bill defines a "large social media platform" as a service with over 100 million monthly global users that allows children to share content with other users, and establishes detailed requirements for these third-party safety software providers. These providers must be U.S.-based companies that are not foreign-owned, must register with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), undergo security reviews and annual audits, and can only use user data to protect children from specific types of harm such as cyberbullying, human trafficking, and sexual harassment. The bill allows these providers to access and manage a child's account settings, privacy controls, and user age settings, with strict guidelines on data handling, including mandatory deletion of user data within 14 days and processing of data exclusively within the United States. The FTC will oversee implementation, provide guidance, assess compliance, and have the authority to take action against providers who fail to meet the requirements, with the goal of creating a national standard for child protection on social media platforms.

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