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NY A08963: 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…

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Last verified Oct 14, 2026 · official bill text

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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; defines terms; provides requirements for the interoperability of covered users' data; grants the attorney general the…

In one paragraph

The NY Digital Choice Act requires social media companies to provide users with their social graph upon request, with interoperability requirements and the New York Attorney General empowered to enfor

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What it means for business

If you operate a social media platform in New York, you must provide users their social graph upon request by January 1, 2025, or face penalties.

What this means

The NY Digital Choice Act mandates social media companies to provide users with their social graph upon request, includes interoperability requirements, and empowers the New York Attorney General to e

Key provisions

  1. Social media companies must provide users with their social graph upon request.
  2. Interoperability requirements for covered users' data are specified.
  3. The Attorney General can enforce compliance and establish regulations.

Latest legislative action

Apr 9, 2026. PRINT NUMBER 8963B

Full analysis

The NY Digital Choice Act requires social media companies to provide covered users with a copy of their social graph upon request, with specified interoperability requirements for users' data. Complia

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