Plain English Breakdown
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AB-656: Account Cancellation
This law requires social media platforms to provide a clear button for users to delete their accounts and treats that action as a request to remove personal data under the California Consumer Privacy Act.
What This Bill Does
- Requires social media platforms to show a clear and conspicuous button that lets users delete their account.
- Mandates that clicking the deletion button provides steps to delete both the user's account and personal information according to specified procedures.
- Prohibits social media platforms from obstructing or interfering with a user's ability to delete their account as specified.
- States that a request to delete an account counts as a request to delete personal information under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).
Who It Names or Affects
- Social media platforms owned or operated by companies subject to existing regulations.
- Users of these social media platforms who want to close their accounts.
Terms To Know
- Clear and conspicuous button
- A visible clickable option on a platform that allows users to delete their account.
- CCPA
- The California Consumer Privacy Act, which gives consumers rights over personal information collected by businesses.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official text mentions 'specified procedures' for deletion but does not list the specific steps in this summary.
- The effective date is listed as blank in the provided metadata, so it is unclear exactly when the law starts.
- The source material does not specify penalties for companies that do not follow these rules.