Cybersecurity Policy Report, South Dakota House Advances Data-Portability Bill, (Feb 26, 2026)
The South Dakota state House voted 62-3 this week to pass a bill that would require large social media companies to provide users with access to their personal data and enable secure, user-controlled data-sharing and interoperability between platforms.
SB 111 would require social media companies with more than 100 million active monthly users whose primary focus is not charity or religion to give users access to their collected personal data upon request. Personal data would have to be provided in a portable, readily usable format that allows the user to “transmit the data to another social media service, without impediment.”
It would further require social media companies to allow users to choose whether to export all of their social graph data or export only a subset of that data, or select a subset of data by type, date, or data generated since a previous transfer.
To ensure interoperability, the bill would stipulate that social media companies should use open protocols, maintain non-discriminatory data-sharing practices, and provide equivalent access to internal interfaces for other companies.
The bill has an effective date of July 1, 2027.
The bill (S.B. 111, Reg Sess.) is sponsored by Sen. Michael Rohl (R.).
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