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S 1423 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Child safety and welfare Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Right of privacy

Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2021

Introduced: April 28, 2021 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2295)
Apr 28, 2021
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Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2021

This bill allows individuals over age 13 (or their guardians, if applicable) to request the deletion of information collected from or about them while they were under age 13 by a website or online service that is directed to children.

Specifically, the bill requires an operator of such a website or service to

  • provide notice on their website about how an individual over age 13 (or the guardian of an individual over age 13) can request the deletion of all personal information in the operator's possession collected when the individual was under age 13;
  • promptly delete, upon request, all such personal information; and
  • provide written confirmation of deletion.

The bill allows a limited exception to the deletion requirement if the personal information collected from or about a child is necessary to (1) respond to a judicial process, or (2) to provide information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation related to public safety.

What's happening now April 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text: CR S2295)

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2021
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 28, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1423: Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1423/
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"S. 1423: Clean Slate for Kids Online Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1423/.
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S. 1423, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1423/.
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