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NY S09594
Bill
Status
11/16/2022
Primary Sponsor
Brad Hoylman-Sigal
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AI Summary
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Requires social media companies with New York users to post terms of service that include contact information, content flagging procedures with response timeframes, and potential enforcement actions such as removal, demonetization, deprioritization, or banning.
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Mandates terms of service be available in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in New York where the platform offers product features.
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Requires semiannual reporting to the attorney general covering content moderation practices, definitions of prohibited content categories (hate speech, extremism, disinformation, harassment, foreign interference), and detailed statistics on flagged and actioned content disaggregated by category, type, media format, and enforcement method.
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Establishes civil penalties up to $15,000 per violation per day for failing to post terms of service, timely submit reports, or materially omit or misrepresent required information; permits injunctive relief and enforcement by the attorney general or city corporation counsel.
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Exempts social media companies with less than $100 million in preceding calendar year gross revenue and platforms limited to direct messaging, commercial transactions, or consumer reviews.
Legislative Description
Requires social media companies to post terms of service for each social media platform owned or operated by the company in a manner reasonably designed to inform all users of the social media platform of the existence and contents of the terms of service; requires social media companies to submit to the attorney general certain terms of service reports; provides remedies for violations.
Last Action
REFERRED TO RULES
11/16/2022