Preventing harm to minors
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(a) In general A covered platform shall establish, implement, maintain, and enforce reasonable policies, practices, and procedures that address the following harms to minors: (1) Threats of physical violence. (2) Sexual exploitation and abuse. (3) Distribution, sale, or use of narcotic drugs, tobacco products, cannabis products, gambling, or alcohol. (4) Any financial harm caused by deceptive practices. (b) Considerations The policies, practices, and procedures required under subsection (a) shall be appropriate to each of the following: (1) The size and complexity of the covered platform. (2) The technological feasibility of addressing the harms described in subsection (a). (c) Rules of construction (1) Search for information and resources permitted Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to require a covered platform to prevent or preclude any minor from— (A) deliberately and independently searching for, or specifically requesting, content; or (B) accessing resources and information regarding the prevention or mitigation of the harms described in subsection (a). (2) First amendment Nothing in this section may be construed to allow a government entity to enforce subsection (a) based upon the viewpoint of users expressed by or through any speech, expression, or information protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.