Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
The Stopping Grinch Bots Act of 2025 aims to prevent individuals from circumventing online purchase limits and inventory management systems used by internet retailers. Specifically, it prohibits actions like using software to bypass these controls and selling products obtained through such circumvention in interstate commerce. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will be responsible for enforcing this law, and State attorneys general can also take action to protect consumers, with coordination with the FTC.
Key provisions
- Prohibits circumventing online purchase limits and inventory management systems.
- Makes it unlawful to sell or offer to sell products obtained by circumventing these systems.
- The FTC is responsible for enforcing the law.
- State attorneys general can bring civil actions on behalf of residents to address violations.
- States must notify the FTC before initiating a civil action.
- The FTC can intervene in State lawsuits.
- Allows research into computer security vulnerabilities for security product development.
- Defines ‘posted’ as clearly and conspicuously published on an internet website.
Who is affected
- Internet retailers
- Consumers
- The Federal Trade Commission
- State Attorneys General
- Software developers and security researchers
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