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As used in this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) Consumer product The term consumer product has the meaning given such term in section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)). (3) Cyber harassment The term cyber harassment means electronic communication that harasses, torments, threatens, or terrorizes a target. (4) Online marketplace The term online marketplace means a website or web application, that— (A) includes features that allow for, facilitate, or enable third-party sellers to engage in the sale, purchase, payment, storage, shipping, or delivery of a consumer product in the United States; and (B) hosts one or more third-party sellers. (5) Seller The term seller means a person or entity that sells, offers to sell, or contracts to sell a consumer product through an online marketplace’s platform. (6) Social media platform The term social media platform means a website or mobile web application that— (A) permits a person to become a registered user, establish an account, or create a profile for the purpose of allowing the user to create, share, and view user-generated content through such an account or profile; (B) enables one or more users to generate content that can be viewed by other users of the platform; and (C) primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with content generated by other users of the medium and for the platform to deliver ads to users. (7) User The term user means a person or entity that uses a social media platform or online marketplace for any purpose, including advertisers and sellers, regardless of whether that person has an account or is otherwise registered with the platform.