Contact Congress about H.R. 3875: TERMS Act

Websites and apps would have to tell users why an account may be limited, suspended, or closed. In most cases, they would try to give at least 7 days’ notice and explain any appeal option.

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TERMS Act is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Latest action on H.R. 3875: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects websites, apps, and online services that require user accounts. It also affects people who rely on those accounts for speech, work, shopping, cloud services, community groups, or other online activity. Nonprofit-run online services would face the same basic duties as for-profit services under this bill. Researchers, regulators, and the public could use the required reports to see how platforms apply their rules.

Why this matters: Account bans and limits can affect speech, business, services, and daily life, and this bill would make those decisions easier to understand. Users would get more notice and clearer reasons before many account restrictions. Online services would face new paperwork, reporting, and notice duties. The full effect is uncertain because it depends on how the Federal Trade Commission enforces the law and how platforms change their rules.

Key provisions in H.R. 3875

• The bill covers public websites, apps, and online services that require user accounts and do business across state or national lines. It also covers nonprofits.
• Within 180 days after the bill becomes law, providers must post clear account rules that the public can find. Those rules must explain banned conduct, how rules are enforced, appeal options, and whether behavior outside the service can lead to account limits.
• Providers must usually warn users before limiting, suspending, or closing an account for breaking rules. They must make a good-faith effort to give at least 7 days’ notice, unless there is a court order or an urgent risk of death, serious injury, or serious health harm.
• Each notice must explain what the user did and how it broke the policy. It must also say whether the user can appeal and offer the user a choice to make the notice public.
• Providers must warn users ahead of time when they make major changes to the account rules that affect the required information.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 3875

What is H.R. 3875?

Websites and apps would have to tell users why an account may be limited, suspended, or closed. In most cases, they would try to give at least 7 days’ notice and explain any appeal option.

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Who should I contact about H.R. 3875?

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