The RESET Act prohibits social media platforms from allowing minors under 16 to create or maintain accounts.
The Reducing Exploitative Social Media Exposure for Teens Act, or RESET Act, prohibits social media platforms from allowing individuals under 16 years old to create or maintain accounts or profiles. The platforms must identify and terminate accounts of known minors within 180 days of the Act's enactment and delete the personal data of terminated accounts. The Federal Trade Commission can enforce the Act, and states can bring civil actions on behalf of residents. The Act takes effect one year after its enactment.
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