Market research

(a) Prohibition of research on children A covered platform shall not, in the case of a user or visitor that the covered platform knows is a child, conduct market or product-focused research on such child. (b) Market research on minors A covered platform may not, in the case of a user or visitor that the online platform knows is a minor, conduct market or product-focused research on such minor, unless the covered platform obtains verifiable parental consent (as defined in section 1302 of the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501)) prior to conducting such research on such minor.