NC S869

Requires large social media platforms with over 1 million monthly U.S. users or $500 million in annual revenue to create real-time application programming interfaces allowing third-party safety software providers to access children's accounts with parental or child (13+) authorization.

Permits third-party safety software providers to manage children's online interactions, content, and account settings, and to receive user data transfers at least once per hour in machine-readable format.

Restricts third-party safety software providers from disclosing user data except pursuant to lawful government requests, legal requirements, explicit consent from the delegating individual, imminent health/safety threats, or child abuse/neglect reports.

Requires third-party safety software providers to notify parents or guardians of data disclosures unless doing so would risk serious harm to the child or is prohibited by law.

Establishes violations as unfair and deceptive trade practices and appropriates $10,000 for educational materials on monitoring children's social media usage; effective July 1, 2022.