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Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1667| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (3)
Joe Manchin (Independent)John Kennedy (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021 This bill requires online platform operators to inform a user, prior to a user creating an account or otherwise using the platform, that the user's personal data produced during online behavior will be collected and used by the operator and third parties. The operator must provide a user the option to specify privacy preferences, and an operator may deny certain services or complete access to a user if the user's privacy elections create inoperability in the platform. The operator must (1) offer a user a copy of the personal data of the user that the operator has processed, free of charge, and in an electronic format; and (2) notify a user within 72 hours of becoming aware that the user's data has been transmitted in violation of the security platform. A violation of the bill's privacy requirements shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may enforce this bill against common carriers regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 and nonprofit organizations. Currently, common carriers regulated under that Act are exempt from the FTC's enforcement authority, and nonprofit organizations are subject to FTC enforcement only if they provide substantial economic benefit to their for-profit members. A state may bring a civil action in federal court regarding such violations.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-189
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-189
    Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019


  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Commerce

Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsContracts and agencyFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacy

Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1667| Senate 
| Updated: 5/18/2021
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2021 This bill requires online platform operators to inform a user, prior to a user creating an account or otherwise using the platform, that the user's personal data produced during online behavior will be collected and used by the operator and third parties. The operator must provide a user the option to specify privacy preferences, and an operator may deny certain services or complete access to a user if the user's privacy elections create inoperability in the platform. The operator must (1) offer a user a copy of the personal data of the user that the operator has processed, free of charge, and in an electronic format; and (2) notify a user within 72 hours of becoming aware that the user's data has been transmitted in violation of the security platform. A violation of the bill's privacy requirements shall be considered an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the Federal Trade Commission Act. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) may enforce this bill against common carriers regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under the Communications Act of 1934 and nonprofit organizations. Currently, common carriers regulated under that Act are exempt from the FTC's enforcement authority, and nonprofit organizations are subject to FTC enforcement only if they provide substantial economic benefit to their for-profit members. A state may bring a civil action in federal court regarding such violations.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-189
Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019
May 18, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 18, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-189
    Social Media Privacy Protection and Consumer Rights Act of 2019


  • May 18, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 18, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar

Democratic Senator

Minnesota

Cosponsors (3)
Joe Manchin (Independent)John Kennedy (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)

Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee

Commerce

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative remediesCivil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsContracts and agencyFederal Trade Commission (FTC)Internet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaRight of privacy