Florida Senate - 2021 SB 520
By Senator Burgess
20-00466-21 2021520__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to social media websites; creating s.
3 364.401, F.S.; defining the term âsocial media
4 websiteâ; requiring social media websites to provide
5 individual and business users of the site with notice
6 within a specified timeframe that the website has
7 suspended or disabled the userâs account; providing an
8 effective date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1.âSection 364.401, Florida Statutes, is created to
13 read:
14 364.401âNotice for suspending or disabling social media
15 website accounts.â
16 (1)âAs used in this section, the term âsocial media
17 websiteâ means an Internet website or application through which
18 a user creates, shares, and interacts with content, including
19 videos, still photographs, blogs, video blogs, podcasts, instant
20 or text messages, e-mail, online services or accounts, or
21 Internet website profiles or locations.
22 (2)âIf an individual or business userâs social media
23 website account is disabled or suspended by the social media
24 website, the owner or operator of the website must provide
25 electronic notice to the user within 30 days after taking such
26 action. The notice must be in writing and must explain why the
27 userâs account was suspended or disabled.
28 Section 2.âThis act shall take effect July 1, 2021.