Bill > HR6488

This bill, known as the RESET Act (Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens Act), prohibits social media platforms (referred to as "covered platforms") from allowing minors under the age of 16 to create or maintain accounts or profiles. Platforms must identify and terminate existing accounts belonging to minors within 180 days of the law's enactment, with specific timelines for notification and account closure. Upon terminating a minor's account, platforms are required to immediately delete all personal data collected from the user, while also providing the user a 90-day window to request a copy of their personal data in a readable and portable format. The bill empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce these provisions, treating violations as unfair or deceptive practices. State attorneys general are also granted the right to take legal action on behalf of residents, with some limitations to prevent conflicting state and federal actions. The law prevents states from creating additional regulations that conflict with its provisions and will take effect one year after its enactment. Key definitions in the bill clarify terms like "personal data" by referencing existing privacy protection laws and specify that "knowing" involves either actual knowledge or willful disregard of a user's minor status.

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