Technology (Social Media)

in committee · New York · Senate May 15, 2026

S 8102: Relates to requiring manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct age assurance to determine a user's age category

Requires manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct age assurance to determine a user's age category and provide all websites, online services, online applications and mobile applications on such user's internet-enabled device and/or application store manufactured by the covered manufacturer with a digital signal that such user is a covered minor as well as the age category of such covered minor via a real-time application programming interface (API).

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates age verification for minors' devices to protect data privacy via API signals, aligning with consumer protection regulations.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Consumer Data Protection Online Safety Social Media

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 5114: Requires online products targeted towards children provide certain features to protect child users

Requires online products targeted towards children provide features to protect child users including providing screen time controls, prohibiting the promotion of harmful or illegal activities, and removing features which inappropriately amplify the level of engagement a child user has with the online product.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates child safety features (screen time, engagement controls) in online products, directly protecting minors' data privacy and digital well-being per topic indicators.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Online Safety Social Media

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in committee · New York · Assembly Apr 9, 2026

A 8963: Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user

Establishes the NY digital choice act requiring social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of the covered user's social graph at the request of the covered user; defines terms; provides requirements for the interoperability of covered users' data; grants the attorney general the authority to promulgate rules and regulations and enforce such provisions.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires social media companies to provide user social graph data, enhancing data privacy and user control over digital information.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Consumer Data Protection Data Privacy Social Media

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8893: Relates to requiring manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct commercially reasonable age assurance to determine whether a user is a covered minor

Requires manufacturers of internet-enabled devices to conduct commercially reasonable age assurance to determine whether a user is a covered minor and shall provide all websites, online services, online applications and mobile applications on such user's internet-enabled device and/or application store manufactured by the covered manufacturer with a digital signal that such user is a covered minor via a real-time application programming interface (API).

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires age verification for minors on devices, enhancing data privacy protections for children online per bill's age assurance mandate.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Consumer Data Protection Online Safety Social Media

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4506: Enacts the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for all act

Enacts the "Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for all act"; requires a setting which allows a social media user to turn off algorithmic recommendations and other notifications; prohibits the use of dark patterns to subvert choice or inhibit users from accessing certain mechanisms.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires social media users to opt out of algorithmic feeds and bans dark patterns, enhancing user control over data privacy and consumer protection.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Consumer Data Protection Online Safety Social Media

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 8, 2025

S 140: Restricts the use of wireless communication devices by students on school property

Prohibits students from accessing their wireless communications devices on school property, unless authorized for classroom use; prohibits students from accessing social media platforms through the use of internet access provided by the school district, except when expressly directed to for class instruction.

Topics ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyBill explicitly restricts student access to wireless devices and social media on school property, limiting technology use and internet access except for classroom instruction.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Broadband Access Social Media Telecommunications

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 9165: Requires social media platforms to remove content depicting the violent death of a human being within twenty-fours after receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of such content

Requires social media platforms to remove content depicting the violent death of a human being within twenty-fours after receiving notice or otherwise becoming aware of such content; requires social media platforms to provide an easily accessible and usable mechanism for users to report such content.

Topics ✗ TechnologyOpposes TechnologyMandates faster removal of violent content on social media, restricting platform content moderation discretion and imposing new obligations on tech platforms.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Social Media

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in committee · New York · Senate Apr 17, 2025

S 7476: Relates to social media open application programming

Relates to social media open application programming; requires social media platforms to implement and maintain a standards-based application programming interface that permits third-party applications to retrieve data at no cost to be used for the user's benefit and to provide certain information to users; requires social media companies to submit a report to the attorney general.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyMandates social media platforms to provide open APIs for third-party data access at no cost for user benefit, promoting user control and innovation in digital services, aligning with data privacy and digital rights95% confidence

Sub-Topics Social Media

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in committee · New York · Assembly Jan 7, 2026

A 8624: Requires social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for deleting individual accounts on their platform

Requires social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for deleting individual accounts on their platform; requires social media networks to have a clear and concise policy readily available and accessible on their website and application which includes how such social media network will delete individual user accounts and all associated personal data on their platform.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyRequires social media to delete user accounts and personal data, directly enhancing data privacy protections as a core component of technology policy.95% confidence

Sub-Topics Consumer Data Protection Data Privacy Social Media

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in committee · New York · Senate Jan 7, 2026

S 4562: Provides for disclosing to a parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by an operator of an internet platform

Discloses to a parent the personal information and content about a minor collected by an operator of an internet platform when a parent requests such information.

Topics ✓ TechnologySupports TechnologyThe bill regulates internet platform operators by requiring disclosure of minors' personal data to parents, protecting data privacy and digital rights for minors and providing consumer protection.90% confidence

Sub-Topics Consumer Data Protection Online Safety Social Media

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