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United States of America: Bill on requiring disclosure of certain social media terms of service (S895) was recommitted in Senate

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Bill on requiring disclosure of certain social media terms of service (S895) was recommitted in Senate

On 3 January 2024, Senate Bill S895B was recommitted and reintroduced, while Assembly Bill A6789B advanced through committee stages. Both bills retained coverage for platforms exceeding 100 million users and imposed obligations for multilingual terms of service, user-reporting mechanisms, and semiannual Attorney General reports. These reports must detail categories such as hate speech, extremism, misinformation, harassment, and foreign political interference, with S895B requiring disaggregated statistics and A6789B mandating searchable public access. Enforcement provisions remained aligned, with penalties of up to USD 15,000 per violation per day and a 30-day cure period.

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Scope

Policy Area
Consumer protection
Policy Instrument
User/subject right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
central government

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2023-01-09
under deliberation

On 9 January 2023, the Bill on requiring disclosure of certain social media terms of service (S895B…

2023-05-08
under deliberation

On 8 May 2023, the Bill amending the general business law to include social media terms of service …

2023-06-06
under deliberation

On 6 June 2023, the Senate passed S895 (as S895A), continuing coverage of platforms exceeding 100 m…

2024-01-03
under deliberation

On 3 January 2024, Senate Bill S895B was recommitted and reintroduced, while Assembly Bill A6789B a…

2024-05-30
under deliberation

On 30 May 2024, both versions were amended (A6789B; S895B), confirming coverage for platforms over …

2024-06-03
under deliberation

On 3 June 2024, Bill on requiring disclosure of certain social media terms of service (S895B) passe…

2024-06-06
under deliberation

On 6 June 2024, the Bill amending the general business law to include social media terms of service…

2024-12-12
adopted

On 12 December 2024, the Bill amending the general business law to include social media terms of se…

2024-12-21
adopted

On 21 December 2024, the Bill amending the general business law to include social media terms of se…

2025-06-19
in force

On 19 June 2025, the Bill amending the general business law to include social media terms of servic…

2025-10-01
in force

On 1 October 2025, the Office of the Attorney General opened the reporting portal for initial semi-…

2026-01-01
in force

On 1 January 2026, pursuant to General Business Law (GBS) Section 1102(2)(b) established by Chapter…