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United States of America: Amendment to Bill on requiring disclosure of certain social media terms of service (A6789B / S895B) has been adopted

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Amendment to Bill on requiring disclosure of certain social media terms of service (A6789B / S895B) has been adopted

On 30 May 2024, both versions were amended (A6789B; S895B), confirming coverage for platforms over 100 million, obligations for multilingual terms, user-flagging/appeals, disclosure of moderation practices, and semiannual Attorney General reports (public, searchable repository); enforcement remained USD 15'000 per violation per day with 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…