Title: Click to Quit Act
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
Click to Quit Act
This bill requires an online platform (e.g., a social network or search engine) to provide an easy-to-use, understandable, and conspicuous mechanism by which a user may delete or otherwise terminate their account on the platform.
The Federal Trade Commission must enforce this requirement and treat any violation of the requirement as an unfair or deceptive act or practice.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2572 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2572

To require online platforms to provide a mechanism for the deletion of 
                 user accounts, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 30, 2021

  Mr. Kennedy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To require online platforms to provide a mechanism for the deletion of 
                 user accounts, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Click to Quit Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR ONLINE PLATFORMS REGARDING ACCOUNT DELETION.

    (a) Mechanism for Deletion.--
            (1) In general.--Beginning 1 year after the date of 
        enactment of this section, an online platform shall provide a 
        mechanism by which a user may delete or otherwise terminate the 
        account of such user on the online platform.
            (2) Requirements.--The mechanism described in paragraph (1) 
        shall be--
                    (A) in the form of a tab, link, button, or other 
                easy-to-use process;
                    (B) in easily understandable, concise, accurate, 
                and clear language; and
                    (C) located in a conspicuous position (as 
                determined by the Commission).
    (b) Enforcement by the Commission.--
            (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practice.--A violation of 
        subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated thereunder shall be 
        treated as a violation of a rule defining an unfair or 
        deceptive act or practice under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the 
        Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).
            (2) Powers of the commission.--
                    (A) In general.--The Commission shall enforce this 
                section in the same manner, by the same means, and with 
                the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
                applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
                Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated 
                into and made a part of this section.
                    (B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who 
                violates subsection (a) or a regulation promulgated 
                thereunder shall be subject to the penalties and 
                entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in 
                the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
                seq.).
                    (C) Authority preserved.--Nothing in this section 
                shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
                Commission under any other provision of law.
            (3) Rulemaking.--The Commission shall promulgate in 
        accordance with section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
        such rules as may be necessary to carry out this section.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Trade Commission.
            (2) Online platform.--The term ``online platform'' means 
        any public-facing website, web application, or digital 
        application (including a social network, ad network, or search 
        engine) that allows a user to create an account on the website 
        or application, including by using information from an account 
        associated with another website or application to register 
        with, sign in to, or otherwise access the website or 
        application involved.
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