| Any mirror? Edit: The Bill https://legislation.nysenate.gov/pdf/bills/2023/S6686 gpt-4 summary: The bill, numbered 6686, was introduced by Sen. Hoylman-Sigal and is related to social media open application programming. The bill proposes amendments to the general business law, specifically introducing a new article 42 titled "Social Media Open Application Programming Interface Access". The article includes sections defining terms, requirements for open API access with social media for third-party development tools, API access reports, violations and remedies, and application of the law. Key points from the bill include: Social media platforms are required to implement and maintain a standards-based API that permits third-party applications to retrieve data at no cost, for the benefit of the user or the user's authorized representative. The bill outlines the type of data that must be provided to users or their authorized representatives through the API. This includes personal data controlled by the social media platform, platform-produced or recommended data available to the user, and data that is generally available to all account holders about the user's friends or followers. Social media platforms must conduct routine testing, ongoing monitoring, and make all necessary updates to ensure the API functions properly. The bill also outlines circumstances under which a social media platform may deny or discontinue a user or authorized representative's application's access to the API. Social media companies are required to submit semiannual API access reports to the attorney general. These reports should include information on API utilization and access decisions. |