Bill > A08022

This bill requires operators of "covered platforms" – public or semi-public websites, online services, or applications used by minors in New York, that allow users to create profiles and post content viewable by others – with at least one million monthly users to provide a continuously available process for law enforcement agencies to contact them. Furthermore, these operators must comply with search warrants within seventy-two hours of receipt if the warrant is for information associated with a user's account and is controlled by the user or operator, though a court can grant extensions if there's good cause and no adverse result, which is defined as danger to life or safety, flight from prosecution, destruction of evidence, witness intimidation, or serious jeopardy to an investigation. The Attorney General is empowered to bring actions to enforce these provisions, seeking injunctions, restitution, disgorgement of profits, damages, and civil penalties of up to $5,000 per violation.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A8022