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A8963 · 2025–2026

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

In committee Consumer Affairs And Protection Committee
Online safetyConsumer protection

The 'NY Digital Choice Act.' Requires social-media companies to give a user, on request, a copy of their 'social graph' (their network of connections) and to support data interoperability, with the Attorney General empowered to enforce it. (Auto-generated summary)

Official record

Official summary · NYS Open LegislationEstablishes 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.

What it does: AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to establishing the NY digital choice act

Legislative history

  1. 2025-08-13Assembly: REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  2. 2025-12-17Assembly: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  3. 2025-12-17Assembly: PRINT NUMBER 8963A
  4. 2026-01-07Assembly: REFERRED TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  5. 2026-04-09Assembly: AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CONSUMER AFFAIRS AND PROTECTION
  6. 2026-04-09Assembly: PRINT NUMBER 8963B