Legislation
SECTION 1101
Required disclosure of terms of service
General Business (GBS) CHAPTER 20, ARTICLE 42
* § 1101. Required disclosure of terms of service. 1. 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.
* NB Effective June 19, 2025
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.
* NB Effective June 19, 2025