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US SB3292: Platform Accountability and Transparency Act

Introduced United States (Federal)

Last verified Oct 8, 2026 · official bill text

SB3292 · where it stands

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In one paragraph

The federal Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (S. 3292) would require large social media platforms to give vetted outside researchers access to data and to publish transparency reports, including on their recommender and ranking algorithms. Introduced by Senators Coons and Cassidy, it was read twice and referred to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on December 1, 2025; it has not passed either house.

Plain-English summary, written with AI assistance. The official text controls.

What it means for business

None yet: the bill has not been enacted. If enacted, platforms with 50 million or more U.S. monthly users would have to share data with approved researchers and report publicly on their ranking algorithms.

Key provisions

  1. Covers platforms with user-generated content and ads that have at least 50,000,000 unique monthly U.S. users for most of the last 12 months (Sec. 2)
  2. The National Science Foundation, with the FTC, must set up a program within 1 year of enactment to approve qualified research projects and the data each needs (Sec. 3)
  3. Platforms would have to give approved researchers the data and could not cut off access except on a reasonable belief of a safeguard breach; the FTC would enforce this (Secs. 4, 7)
  4. Sec. 8 would bar platforms from suing journalists and researchers who collect publicly available or ad information through automated collection or research accounts to inform the public, if they take reasonable privacy measures; it does not protect collection to train a large language model
  5. Within 1 year the FTC must issue rules requiring platforms to report at least semiannually on their recommender or ranking algorithms and to keep a public repository of content (Sec. 9)
  6. Introduced December 1, 2025 and referred to the Senate Commerce Committee; no effective date because it has not been enacted

Latest legislative action

Dec 1, 2025. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Topics and industries

Related topics

AI TransparencyAI in Social Media & Online Platforms

Affected industries

TechnologyMediaEducation

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