California now has laws making it simpler for residents to remove their social media accounts and the information linked to those accounts, thanks to a recent signing by Governor Gavin Newsom.
California’s new law, AB 656, which was signed during San Francisco Tech Week 2025, requires social media companies to make it easy for users to delete their accounts. Once an account is deleted, the law also mandates that companies completely remove all of the user’s personal data, rather than keeping it saved.
Governor Newsom stated that deleting social media accounts should be simple, and regaining control of personal data shouldn’t be complicated. These new laws guarantee that when users delete their accounts, their data will be removed as well.
California has enacted a new law that forces social media companies to remove users’ personal information when they close their accounts.
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California adds another data privacy bill
Assemblymember Pilar Schiavo authored a bill stating that people using social media should be able to easily delete their accounts and have their personal information removed when they do so.
These updated rules expand on existing California laws designed to give people more control over their personal information. For example, a 2023 law, called the DELETE Act, will allow users to easily request the removal of their data from all registered data brokers, starting in August 2026.
Even though a similar federal effort failed, California recently passed a law – effective this July – requiring companies to make it easy for consumers to cancel subscriptions online.
California Governor Newsom also approved two new laws focused on protecting people’s online privacy and increasing transparency. One law, SB 361, sponsored by Senator Josh Becker, forces data brokers to reveal more about the personal information they gather. The other, AB 566, introduced by Assemblymember Josh Lowenthal, makes it easier to stop websites from selling your data by requiring browsers to offer a single setting to block these sales, instead of needing to opt-out on each website individually.
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2025-10-09 14:18