Section 1101 - [Effective 6/19/2025] Required disclosure of terms of service1. A social media company shall 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. 2. The terms of service posted pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall include all of the following: (a) contact information for the purpose of allowing users to ask the social media company questions about the terms of service; (b) a description of the process that users must follow to flag content, groups, or other users that they believe violate the terms of service, and the social media company's commitments on response and resolution time; and(c) a list of potential actions the social media company may take against an item of content or a user, including, but not limited to, removal, demonetization, deprioritization, or banning. 3. The terms of service posted pursuant to subdivision one of this section shall be available in the twelve most common non-English languages spoken by limited-English proficient individuals in the state, as outlined in section two hundred two-a of the executive law, in which the social media platform offers product features, including, but not limited to, menus and prompts.N.Y. Gen. Bus. Law § 1101
Added by New York Laws 2024, ch. 640,Sec. 1, eff. 6/19/2025.