,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #begb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #cj1     
#bjba,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require online         
platforms to provide a mechanism for the
 deletion of user accounts1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,click to ,quit
 ,act4  #b4 ,requirements for online    
platforms regarding account deletion    
7a7 ,mechanism for deletion  7#a7 ,in   
general ,beginning #a year after the    
date of enactment of this section1 an   
online platform shall provide a         
mechanism by which a user may delete or 
otherwise terminate the account of such 
user on the online platform4  7#b7      
,requirements ,the mechanism described  
in paragraph 7#a7 shall be-- 7,a7 in the
 form of a tab1 link1 button1 or other  
easy-to-use process2  7,b7 in easily    

understandable1 concise1 accurate1 and  
clear language2 and  7,c7 located in a  
conspicuous position 7as determined by  
the ,commission74  7b7 ,enforcement by  
the ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or        
deceptive acts or practice ,a violation 
of subsection 7a7 or a regulation       
promulgated thereunder shall be treated 
as a violation of a rule defining an    
unfair or deceptive act or practice     
under section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the   
,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae   
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7     
,powers of the ,commission  7,a7 ,in    
general ,the ,commission shall enforce  
this section in the same manner1 by the 
same means1 and with the same           
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
though all applicable terms and         
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this section4  7,b7 ,privileges 
and immunities ,any person who violates 
subsection 7a7 or a regulation          

promulgated thereunder shall be subject 
to the penalties and entitled to the    
privileges and immunities provided in   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act    
7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7,c7      
,authority preserved ,nothing in this   
section shall be construed to limit the 
authority of the ,commission under any  
other provision of law4  7#c7           
,rulemaking ,the ,commission shall      
promulgate in accordance with section   
#eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 such rules as may be necessary to carry
 out this section4  7c7 ,definitions ,in
 this section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the    
term ,commission means the ,federal     
,trade ,commission4  7#b7 ,online       
platform ,the term online platform means
 any public-facing website1 web         
application1 or digital application     
7including a social network1 ad network1
 or search engine7 that allows a user to
 create an account on the website or    
application1 including by using         
information from an account associated  

with another website or application to  
register with1 sign in to1 or otherwise 
access the website or application       
involved4