United States of America: Act concerning Social Media and Online Services, Products, and Features (SB 1295) including data protection regulation enters into force
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Act concerning Social Media and Online Services, Products, and Features (SB 1295) including data protection regulation enters into force
On 1 January 2026, the Act Concerning Social Media Platforms and Online Services, Products and Features enters fully into force. The Act, which entered into effect on 1 July 2025, established a grace period during which regulated entities were expe…
Scope
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, other service provider, software provider: app stores, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2025-02-13
under deliberation
2025-06-03
adopted
2025-06-24
adopted
2025-07-01
in grace period