Lets you use helper software to manage your big online accounts and switch services more easily.
This bill would give you the legal right to use special software, called 'custodial user agents,' to manage your accounts on large online platforms like social media or shopping sites. This would give you more control over your online information and make it easier to move your data between services. The Federal Trade Commission would create rules and oversee these new tools.
Today, users of big online platforms do not have a legal right to use helper software to manage their accounts across different services, and platforms are not required to allow such access. After this bill, users would have this right, and large online platforms would be legally required to provide non-discriminatory access for registered helper software. The Federal Trade Commission would oversee these new rules and enforce them.
S 5051 · 119th Congress · July 21, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 9/10
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