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In this Act: (1) Child The term child means an individual who is under the age of 13. (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Covered platform The term covered platform means a platform that is a website, software, application, or electronic service connected to the internet that— (A) is publicly available for use by consumers; (B) enables the creation of a username or user identifier— (i) that is searchable on the platform; and (ii) that can be followed by or is otherwise accessible to other users of the platform; (C) as the predominant purpose of the platform, facilitates the creation and access to user-generated content through text, images, video, audio, or any other interactive medium; (D) uses a design feature to promote user engagement on the platform; and (E) uses the personal information of the user to advertise, market, or make content recommendations. (4) Design feature The term design feature — (A) means any feature or component of a covered platform that encourages or increases the frequency, time spent, or activity of a minor on the covered platform; and (B) includes any of the following: (i) Infinite scrolling or auto play. (ii) Rewards or incentives based on the frequency, time spent, or activity of a minor on the covered platform. (iii) Notifications and push alerts. (iv) Badges or other visual award symbols based on the frequency, time spent, or activity of a minor on the covered platform. (v) Appearance altering filters. (5) Know; knows The term know or knows means to have actual knowledge or to have acted in willful disregard. (6) Parent The term parent means the legal guardian of a minor. (7) Personal information The term personal information has the meaning given that term in section 1302 of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501). (8) State The term State means each State of the United States, the District of Columbia, each commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. (9) Teen The term teen means an individual who is over the age of 13 and under the age of 17. (10) User The term user means, with respect to a covered platform, an individual who registers an account or creates a profile on the covered platform. (11) Verifiable parental consent The term verifiable parental consent has the meaning given that term in section 1302 of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501)).