Big Tech Platforms

Section 2(a)(2) amends Section 230 of the Communications Act to impose a duty of care on social media platforms regarding recommendation-based algorithms, removing liability protection for violations and allowing private rights of action for bodily injury or death, which directly harms big tech platforms by increasing legal exposure and compliance costs.

Section 3(a)-(b) prohibits covered platforms from conducting market or product-focused research on children under 13 and teens 13-16 without verifiable parental consent, directly restricting data practices of social media and online platforms (e.g., Meta, Google, TikTok) that rely on such research for ad targeting and product development.

Section 2(a) imposes a 50% tax on gross receipts over $2.5B from hosting digital advertising services, directly targeting large digital advertising platforms like Meta, Google, Amazon, etc.

Section 4(a)(1) imposes reporting duties on providers (tech platforms) to submit reports to CyberTipline within 60 days of obtaining knowledge of child sexual exploitation facts or apparent child pornography. Section 4(e) establishes criminal and civil penalties for non-compliance, including fines up to $1,000,000 for criminal violations and up to $1,000,000 for annual report violations, with potential tripling if individuals are harmed. Section 4(c) requires forwarding reports to law enforcemen

Section 4(a) requires covered platform providers (social media platforms and anonymous content sharing platforms) to display mental health warning labels each time a user accesses the platform, which imposes operational costs and regulatory burdens on companies like Meta, Google, TikTok, etc.

The bill prohibits social media platforms from allowing users under 13 to create accounts (Sec. 103) and bans personalized recommendation systems for users under 17 (Sec. 104), directly restricting core business models of major social media companies like Meta, Google/YouTube, TikTok, etc., which rely on user engagement and data-driven ad targeting.

Section 2(a)(2) amends Section 230 of the Communications Act to impose a duty of care on social media platforms regarding recommendation-based algorithms, removing liability protection for violations and allowing private rights of action for bodily injury or death, which directly targets large social media companies (e.g., Meta, Google/Alphabet, TikTok) that rely on such algorithms.

Section 4(a) requires covered platforms (interactive computer services that create, host, or make available harmful-to-minors content for profit) to adopt technology verification measures to ensure users are not minors and prevent minors from accessing harmful content. This imposes compliance costs and operational burdens on platforms like social media and content sites that host pornographic material, which are typically big tech platforms.

Section 2(a) prohibits production/distribution of digital forgeries (deepfakes) of intimate visual depictions without consent, imposing criminal penalties. This creates regulatory compliance costs and potential liability for platforms hosting such content, especially given the exception for communications service providers only if they do not recklessly distribute violating content (Sec. 2(b)(2)). Platforms like Meta, Google, etc., would need enhanced moderation systems.

Section 4(a)(1) requires large social media platform providers to create, maintain, and make available real-time APIs to third-party safety software providers, imposing operational and compliance costs on platforms like Meta, Google, etc.

Founders and major shareholders of big tech platforms (e.g., Amazon, Meta, Google) hold substantial taxable assets (stock, etc.) that would be subject to the wealth tax, imposing a cost (Sec. 2901).

Section 3(a)(1)-(8) imposes obligations on covered app store providers (e.g., Apple App Store, Google Play) to verify age, obtain parental consent, share age category data, and implement safeguards, which creates regulatory burdens and compliance costs for major tech platforms that operate app stores.

Section 2(l) requires issuers with multi-class share structures to disclose voting power and ownership percentages in proxy materials. Many big tech platforms (e.g., Meta, Alphabet) use dual-class structures to concentrate voting control; this rule increases transparency and may constrain founder control, imposing a compliance cost and potential market impact.

Section 2(a)(1) applies to any person disseminating advertisements paid for by foreign entities, covering online platforms (e.g., social media, search engines) that host such ads, requiring disclosures in sound, printed, or video formats.

Title IX, Section 901 prohibits Members, Delegates, Resident Commissioners, officers, or employees of the House from serving as an officer or director of any public company, which includes big tech platforms like Meta, Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Apple, etc., imposing a restriction that could limit their ability to employ or engage with House personnel, thus a potential cost.

Section 2(a)(1) prohibits covered entities from preventing individuals from using de-identified or cloaked data, which would restrict data practices of large tech platforms that collect and process personal data.

Section 2(a) requires covered online platforms (which include major social media and video sharing services) to disclose personalized recommendation system policies, provide opt-out options, and set input-transparent algorithms as default for minors, imposing compliance costs and operational changes.

Section 3 prohibits ephemeral messaging features for minors on social media platforms; Section 4 mandates parental direct messaging controls; Section 5 requires app store warnings for apps with direct messaging features. These provisions impose regulatory burdens and potential product changes on social media platforms (e.g., Meta, Snap, TikTok) that are classified under big_tech_platforms.

Section 2(a) requires the FTC to report on minors' ability to access fentanyl via social media platforms, examining platform design features, marketing, sales, and policies. This implies potential regulatory scrutiny or pressure on social media companies to change practices, which could impose costs (e.g., compliance, redesign, enforcement). Section 2(b) mandates consultation with social media platforms, and Section 2(c) allows redaction of law enforcement-sensitive info, indicating the bill tar

Section 2(b) requires online video game providers to implement safeguards for minors, imposing compliance costs and operational changes on companies that provide interactive online video games, which includes major platforms like Microsoft (Xbox), Sony (PlayStation), Nintendo, and potentially cloud gaming services from Google, Amazon, or Apple.

Section 211(1) requires identification and promotion of best practices for online platforms to protect minors online, which imposes regulatory obligations and potential compliance costs on big tech platforms.

Section 2(a)(1) requires the FTC to study social media platform use among individuals younger than age 17, including personal information collection, algorithmic use, targeted advertising, usage frequency, age differences, mental health effects, and potential harms/benefits. This study could lead to regulatory actions that impose costs on social media platforms (big tech platforms) via new regulations, enforcement, or market contraction.

Section 2(b)(2)(A) prohibits operators from collecting, using, disclosing, or maintaining personal information of children or teens for the purpose of providing individual-specific advertising to children or teens, which directly impacts business models of big tech platforms that rely on targeted advertising.

Section 2(a)(1)(A)-(B) prohibits data brokers from collecting, using, maintaining, selling, licensing, renting, trading, transferring, releasing, disclosing, providing access to, or otherwise making available personal data of minors. This directly impacts big tech platforms that rely on data brokerage for targeted advertising and user profiling, imposing compliance costs and restricting data practices.

Section 3(a)(3) requires covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions within 48 hours of a valid request, imposing operational costs and liability risks on platforms that host user-generated content, such as social media and video-sharing services.

The bill imposes obligations on Application Distribution Providers (e.g., Apple App Store, Google Play) to implement age assurance, parental controls, and restrictions on personalized advertising to minors, which creates compliance costs and limits data-driven ad targeting—a clear cost under Sec. 102(a)(1)-(4) and Sec. 102(b)(6).

Section 2(a) amends Section 230(c)(1) to impose a duty of care on providers of interactive computer services to implement processes addressing cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations, including prevention, notice and removal, data logging, and removal of unlawful content. Section 3(b) amends the TAKE IT DOWN Act to require covered platforms to establish notice and removal processes for intimate privacy violations and cyberstalking content, with removal within 48 hours. These provisions inc

Section 2(c)(3) requires the Partnership to publish a playbook for providers and developers of websites, online services, online applications, and mobile applications to implement best practices regarding age verification, design features, parental tools, default privacy settings, reporting systems, third-party safety software, and limitations on personalized recommendation systems and chatbots. This imposes new regulatory expectations and potential compliance costs on big tech platforms that op

The bill imposes requirements on covered platforms (defined as websites, apps, or services that facilitate user-generated content, use design features to promote engagement, and use personal info for ads) to implement safeguards, parental tools, reporting mechanisms, audits, and disclosures for minors. This creates regulatory burdens and potential costs for large tech platforms like Meta, Google, etc. (See Sections 3-6).

Section 2(a)-(c) imposes disclosure, policy, and enforcement requirements on chatbot providers, which includes major tech companies that offer AI chatbots to consumers (e.g., Meta, Google, Microsoft). These provisions constitute new regulatory obligations, treated as a cost.

The bill amends 18 U.S.C. §§ 2252, 2252A, 1466A, 2260A, and adds § 2261C to criminalize threats to distribute child sexual abuse material and coercion of minors to commit harm, which could increase liability and compliance costs for online platforms that host user-generated content, such as social media and streaming services.

Section 1(a) prohibits manufacture, import, sale, or distribution of children's toys or child care articles incorporating an AI chatbot, which would affect companies that produce such products, including big tech platforms that develop AI chatbots for consumer toys (e.g., Amazon's Alexa-integrated toys, Google's AI-powered kids' devices).

Section 13(t)(1)(D) requires issuers to disclose involvement in development or provision of surveillance goods, services, or technologies (including telecommunications, information security, and sensors) used to facilitate gross human rights abuses. This imposes compliance costs and potential reputational harm on big tech platforms that may have supply chain links to Xinjiang.

Section 2(j)(1) requires political committees to collect CVV and ZIP code for online credit/debit card contributions, imposing additional compliance burdens on platforms that process such payments (e.g., ActBlue, WinRed) and potentially reducing ease of online donations.

Section 3(a)(3) requires covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions within 48 hours of a valid request, imposing operational costs and liability risks on platforms that host user-generated content (e.g., social media, video sharing). Section 3(b)(1) treats failure to comply as an unfair/deceptive act under FTC Act, exposing platforms to enforcement actions.

Section 5(b) requires covered entities (any person who makes publicly available an AI chatbot) to implement age verification processes, freeze existing accounts, and periodically re-verify users, imposing compliance costs and operational burdens on companies that deploy AI chatbots, including major tech platforms.

Section 4(a) requires platforms to provide qualified data and information to researchers, imposing compliance costs and potential liability; Section 4(c) mandates user notices about data sharing; Section 7 treats noncompliance as an unfair/deceptive act under FTC Act, exposing platforms to enforcement.

Section 2(a) requires the FTC to report on minors' ability to access fentanyl via social media platforms, including how platform design features affect access and what practices platforms have taken. This implies potential regulatory scrutiny or pressure on social media companies, which are core to big tech platforms.

Section 2(a) requires covered digital advertising platforms (defined in 2(c)(3) as social media platforms, public-facing websites, online services, apps with >100M monthly users and ad revenue) to submit annual reports on public service advertisements, imposing a regulatory reporting burden.