United States of America: The Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
20 May 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
central government
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021 (S.1667)
On 3 January 2023, the Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021 was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduction Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021
Senators Burr, Klobuchar, Kennedy and Manchin introduced the Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021 (S.1667) in the US Senate. According to their press release, the bill aims to strengthen the data rights for users of social…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
central government