Sammy's Law / Let Parents Choose Protection Act (H.R. 2657 / S. 4159) (Sammy's Law)
Requires large social media platforms to provide real-time API access so parents can delegate monitoring of their child's account to a third-party safety software provider of their choosing. The only statute in the OCSS survey that names third-party safety software providers as right-holders.
Key Provisions
What Sammy's Law requires
Large social media platforms must offer a real-time application programming interface for child safety monitoring
Parents choose the third-party safety software provider; the platform must honor that delegation
Covers signals relevant to detecting harms such as grooming, self-harm content, and drug solicitation
Third-party providers act only with verifiable parental consent for the monitored child
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for Sammy's Law
Activity Monitoring
monitoringProvides parental visibility into app usage, content accessed, and online activity patterns.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by Sammy's Law
MCP Enforcement
Enforce Sammy's Law with a single API call
// Enforce Sammy's Law compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
child_id: "ch_emma_01",
law: "SAMMYS_LAW",
rules: [
"monitoring_activity"]
}
→ Instagram enforcement applied ✓
→ TikTok enforcement applied ✓
→ Snapchat enforcement applied ✓
→ Discord enforcement applied ✓
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