Big Tech forced to let users take their data and leave
S. 1634 — ACCESS Act of 2025 · Filed by Mark Warner (D-VA) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced May 7, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires large social media and communications platforms (those with over 100 million U.S. users that profit from user data) to allow users to port their data to competitors and to interoperate with rival services, reducing switching costs and enabling competition. It empowers the FTC to enforce these requirements and sets standards for data portability, interoperability interfaces, and third-party access to user accounts.
Why we flagged it
The bill's core mechanism is mandating data portability and interoperability for large platforms to reduce consumer lock-in and enable switching. This is a structural competition measure, not a tax, subsidy, or commemorative provision.
What the text implies
- Platforms may respond by degrading interoperability or raising prices on data-export features, shifting compliance costs to users rather than eliminating switching barriers.
- The definition of 'large communications platform' (100M+ monthly active users, data monetization) may exclude emerging competitors, potentially entrenching current market leaders if smaller rivals cannot meet the threshold.
The full analysis lists 4 implications of this text.
Who stands to gain
emerging social media and communications platforms (smaller competitors gaining access to user bases; data portability and interoperability software vendors; consumer data management and account-switching service providers