Addressing harms to minors
Title II — Online Platforms › Subtitle A — Kids Online Safety
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(a) In general A provider of 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 so severe, pervasive, or objectively offensive that such threats impact a major life activity of a minor. (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 by subsection (a) shall be appropriate to each of the following: (1) The size and complexity of the covered platform. (2) The technical feasibility of addressing the harms described in subsection (a). (c) Rules of construction Nothing in subsection (a) may be construed to— (1) require a provider of 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); or (2) impose a duty of care on a provider of a covered platform.
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