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ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session |
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HB 2991: social media; online content; minors
Sponsor: Representative Carbone, LD 25
Committee on Commerce
Overview
Prescribes requirements for social media platforms relating to minors who are account holders. Outlines requirements for commercial entities that distributes material that is harmful to minors on a website or application.
History
A person commits unlawful age misrepresentation if the person is at least 18 years of age, and knowing or having reason to know that the recipient of a communication is a minor, uses an electronic communication device to knowingly misrepresent the person's age for the purpose of committing any sexual offense involving the recipient (A.R.S. § 13-3561).
Provisions
Social Media Platform
1. Prohibits a social media platform from entering into an account holder contract with a minor who is less than 14 years of age unless the minor's parent or guardian provides consent for the minor to become an account holder. (Sec. 1)
2. Stipulates the social media platform and the account holder have entered into an account holder contract if a social media platform allows an account holder to use the platform. (Sec. 1)
3. Delineates social media platform requirements relating to terminating an account and deleting personal information. (Sec. 1)
4. Specifies a knowing or reckless violation of platform requirements is an unlawful practice in accordance with the Consumer Fraud statutes. (Sec. 1)
5. Requires civil action claims to be brought within one year after the date that the complainant knew or reasonably should have known of the violation. (Sec. 1)
6. Defines pertinent terms. (Sec. 1)
Online Age Verification
7. Requires a commercial entity that knowingly and intentionally publishes or distributes material that is harmful to minors on a website or application to:
a. use either anonymous age verification or standard age verification to verify that the person attempting to access the material that is harmful to minors is at least eighteen years of age;
b. prevent access to the material that is harmful to minors by a person who is less than eighteen years of age;
c. offer anonymous age verification and standard age verification and allow a person attempting to access the material harmful to minors to select which method will be used to verify the person's age; and
d. ensure that a third party conducting anonymous age verification:
i. does not retain personal identifying information used to verify age once the age of an account holder or a person seeking an account has been verified;
ii. does not use personal identifying information that is used to verify age for any other purpose;
iii. keeps anonymous any personal identifying information used to verify age and does not share or otherwise communicate the information to any person; and
iv. protects personal identifying information used to verify age from unauthorized or illegal access, destruction, use, modification or disclosure through reasonable security procedures and practices appropriate to the nature of the personal information. (Sec. 1)
8. Define pertinent terms. (Sec. 1)
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