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By Diane Bartz

Oct 23 2019 6:26AM

Companies would be required to maintain an interface to facilitate interoperability.

US senators want social media users to be able to take their data with them

Three US lawmakers active in tech issues introduced a bill on Tuesday that would require social networks like Facebook to allow users to pack up their data and go elsewhere, they said in a statement. The senators, Republican Josh Hawley and Democrats Mark Warner and Richard Blumenthal, offered ...

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