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United States of America: Bill amending general business law to include social media terms of service entered into force

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Bill amending general business law to include social media terms of service entered into force

On 19 June 2025, the Bill amending the general business law to include social media terms of service entered into force. The bill applies to social media companies with users in New York that generated at least USD 100 million in gross revenue durin…

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
parliament

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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…