Parental Data Rights Act This bill establishes parental notification requirements for social media companies that allow minors to create accounts. Specifically, the bill requires a social media company to (1) collect contact information of a parent or guardian at the time a minor child creates an account, and (2) notify a parent or guardian when a minor child creates an account. It authorizes a civil action against a social media company that fails to provide, upon request, access to the minor's usage data or the ability to delete a minor's account and associated data.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Law
Child safety and welfareCivil actions and liabilityFamily relationshipsInternet, web applications, social media
Parental Data Rights Act
USA118th CongressS-564| Senate
| Updated: 2/28/2023
Parental Data Rights Act This bill establishes parental notification requirements for social media companies that allow minors to create accounts. Specifically, the bill requires a social media company to (1) collect contact information of a parent or guardian at the time a minor child creates an account, and (2) notify a parent or guardian when a minor child creates an account. It authorizes a civil action against a social media company that fails to provide, upon request, access to the minor's usage data or the ability to delete a minor's account and associated data.