,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #ebbf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,augu/ #d1 #bjbf,mr4   
,gallego introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require social m$ia plat=m 
provid]s to obta9 p>5tal cons5t )       
respect to *ildr5 creat+ or ma9ta9+     
acc\nts or pr(iles on _! plat=ms1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,p>5tal ,approval =    
,y\? ,social ,m$ia ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4   
,requir+ p>5tal cons5t = *ildr5 to      
access social m$ia  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,social m$ia use by
 *ildr5 has be5 l9k$ to m5tal heal? &   
developm5tal h>ms4  7#b7 ,c]ta9 social  
m$ia plat=m features1 includ+           
recomm5dation algori?ms &               
engagem5t-maximiz+ designs1 may         
exac]bate ^? h>ms4  7#c7 ,*ildr5 require
 additional protections onl9e4  7b7 ,9  
g5]al  7#a7 ,requir+ v]ifiable p>5tal   
cons5t = *ildr5 to create or ma9ta9     

social m$ia plat=m acc\nts  7,a7 ,9     
g5]al ,unless a social m$ia plat=m      
provid] has receiv$ v]ifiable p>5tal    
cons5t f ! p>5t ( a us] t ! social m$ia 
plat=m provid] kn[s or %\ld "k is a     
*ild1 su* social m$ia plat=m provid] may
 n all[ su* *ild to create or ma9ta9 an 
acc\nt or pr(ile on ! social m$ial      
plat=m ( ! provid]4  7,b7 ,p>5t-sup]vis$
 acc\nt ,if a social m$ia plat=m provid]
 receives v]ifiable p>5tal cons5t = a   
*ild to create & ma9ta9 an acc\nt or    
pr(ile on ! social m$ia plat=m ( !      
provid]1 su* social m$ia plat=m provid] 
%all ensure t su* acc\nt or pr(ile is a 
p>5t-sup]vis$ acc\nt4  7#b7 ,age &      
p>5tal cons5t v]ification  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,a social m$ia plat=m provid] %all take
 reasonable /eps to det]m9e-- 7i7 :e!r a
 us] ( ! social m$ia plat=m is a *ild2 &
  7ii7 9 ! ev5t ! social m$ia plat=m    
provid] det]m9es t a us] is a *ild--    
7,i7 :e!r v]ifiable p>5tal cons5t has   
be5 obta9$2 &  7,,ii7 :e!r ! acc\nt (   
su* *ild is a p>5t-sup]vis$ acc\nt4     

7,b7 ,use ( in=mation ,a social m$ia    
plat=m provid]-- 7i7 may n use any      
in=mation collect$ 9 comply+ )          
subp>agraph 7,a7 = any o!r purpose2 &   
7ii7 %all1 unless requir$ by o!r        
applicable law1 delete su* in=mation--  
7,i7 :5 ! us] to :i* su* in=mation      
applies turns #af ye>s ( age2 or  7,,ii7
 if ! us] to :i* su* in=mation applies  
deletes _! acc\nt or pr(ile be=e ! date 
! us] turns #af ye>s ( age1 :5 ! us]    
deletes _! acc\nt or pr(ile4  7#c7      
,regulations ,! ,commission may         
promulgate regulations e/abli%+-- 7,a7  
acceptable me?ods by :i* a social m$ia  
plat=m provid] may det]m9e :e!r a us] ( 
! plat=m is a *ild2  7,b7 acceptable    
me?ods by :i* a social m$ia plat=m      
provid] may obta9 & v]ify p>5tal cons5t2
 &  7,c7 m9imum requirem5ts =           
p>5t-sup]vis$ acc\nts4  7c7 ,en=cem5t   
7#a7 ,en=cem5t by ! ,commission  7,a7   
,unfair or deceptive acts or practices  
,a violation ( ?is ,act or a regulation 
promulgat$ "u ?is ,act %all be treat$ z 

a violation ( a rule def9+ an unfair or 
deceptive act or practice "u section    
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7,b7 ,p[]s ( !     
,commission  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,commission
 %all en=ce ?is ,act 9 ! same mann]1 by 
! same means1 & ) ! same jurisdiction1  
p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all applicable    
t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al ,trade     
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a "p (  
?is ,act4  7ii7 ,privileges & immunities
 ,any p]son :o violates ?is ,act or a   
regulation promulgat$ "u ?is ,act %all  
be subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ to ! 
privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !     
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq474  7iii7 ,au?ority
 pres]v$ ,no?+ 9 ?is ,act %all be       
con/ru$ to limit ! au?ority ( !         
,commission "u any o!r provision ( law4 
7iv7 ,rulemak+ ,! ,commission %all      
promulgate 9 accordance ) section #eec (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 su*     

rules z may be necess>y to c>ry out ?is 
,act4  7#b7 ,en=cem5t by ,/ates  7,a7 ,9
 g5]al ,9 any case 9 :i* ! attorney     
g5]al ( a ,/ate has reason to believe t 
an int]e/ ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate has be5
 or is ?reat5$ or adv]sely affect$ by ! 
engagem5t ( any p]son 9 a practice t    
violates ?is ,act1 ! attorney g5]al ( ! 
,/ate may1 z p>5s patriae1 br+ a civil  
action on behalf ( ! resid5ts ( ! ,/ate 
9 an appropriate di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates to-- 7i7 enjo9 fur!r violation (
 ?is ,act by su* p]son2  7ii7 compel    
compliance ) ?is ,act2  7iii7 obta9     
damages1 re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation 
on behalf ( su* resid5ts2 &  7iv7 obta9 
su* o!r relief z ! c\rt may consid] to  
be appropriate4  7,b7 ,rights ( !       
,commission  7i7 ,notice to !           
,commission  7,i7 ,9 g5]al ,except z    
provid$ 9 subclause 7,,iii71 ! attorney 
g5]al ( a ,/ate %all notify !           
,commission 9 writ+ t ! attorney g5]al  
int5ds to br+ a civil action "u         
subp>agraph 7,a7 be=e initiat+ ! civil  

action4  7,,ii7 ,cont5ts ,! notification
 requir$ by subclause 7,i7 ) respect to 
a civil action %all include a copy ( !  
compla9t to be fil$ to initiate ! civil 
action4  7,,iii7 ,exception ,if x is n  
feasible = ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate to
 provide ! notification requir$ by      
subclause 7,i7 be=e initiat+ a civil    
action "u subp>agraph 7,a71 ! attorney  
g5]al %all notify ! ,commission         
imm$iately ^u in/itut+ ! civil action4  
7ii7 ,int]v5tion by ! ,commission ,!    
,commission may-- 7,i7 int]v5e 9 any    
civil action br\ght by ! attorney g5]al 
( a ,/ate "u subp>agraph 7,a72 &  7,,ii7
 ^u int]v5+-- 7aa7 be he>d on all matt]s
 aris+ 9 ! civil action2 &  7bb7 file   
petitions = appeal ( a decision 9 !     
civil action4  7,c7 ,inve/igatory p[]s  
,no?+ 9 ?is p>agraph may be con/ru$ to  
prev5t ! attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate f     
ex]cis+ ! p[]s conf]r$ on ! attorney    
g5]al by ! laws ( ! ,/ate to conduct    
inve/igations1 to adm9i/] oa?s or       
affirmations1 or to compel ! att5dance (

 witnesses or ! production ( docum5t>y  
or o!r evid5ce4  7,d7 ,action by !      
,commission ,if ! ,commission in/itutes 
a civil action or an adm9i/rative action
 ) respect to a violation ( ?is ,act1 ! 
attorney g5]al ( a ,/ate may n1 dur+ !  
p5d5cy ( su* action1 br+ a civil action 
"u subp>agraph 7,a7 aga9/ any def5dant  
nam$ 9 ! compla9t ( ! ,commission = !   
violation ) respect to :i* ! ,commission
 in/itut$ su* action4  7,e7 ,v5ue2      
s]vice ( process  7i7 ,v5ue ,any action 
br\ght "u subp>agraph 7,a7 may be br\ght
 9-- 7,i7 ! di/rict c\rt ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates t meets applicable requirem5ts   
relat+ to v5ue "u section #acia ( title 
#bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 or  7,,ii7    
ano!r c\rt ( compet5t jurisdiction4     
7ii7 ,s]vice ( process ,9 an action     
br\ght "u subp>agraph 7,a71 process may 
be s]v$ 9 any di/rict 9 :i* ! def5dant--
 7,i7 is an inhabitant2 or  7,,ii7 may  
be f\nd4  7,f7 ,actions by o!r ,/ate    
(ficials  7i7 ,9 g5]al ,9 addition to   
civil actions br\ght by attorneys g5]al 

"u subp>agraph 7,a71 any o!r (fic] ( a  
,/ate :o is au?oriz$ by ! ,/ate to d s  
may br+ a civil action "u subp>agraph   
7,a71 subject to ! same requirem5ts &   
limitations t apply "u ?is subsection to
 civil actions br\ght by attorneys      
g5]al4  7ii7 ,sav+s provision ,no?+ 9   
?is p>agraph may be con/ru$ to prohibit 
an au?oriz$ (ficial ( a ,/ate f initiat+
 or cont9u+ any proce$+ 9 a c\rt ( !    
,/ate = a violation ( any civil or      
crim9al law ( ! ,/ate4  7d7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,*ild ,! t]m *ild     
means an individual :o has n atta9$ #af 
ye>s ( age4  7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m    
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7#c7 ,educational plat=m  
,! t]m educational plat=m means a       
di/rict-sanction$ or s*ool-sanction$    
le>n+ managem5t sy/em or s*ool in=mation
 sy/em us$ = ! education ( /ud5ts4  7#d7
 ,p>5t ,! t]m p>5t includes a legal     
gu>dian ( a *ild4  7#e7 ,p>5t-sup]vis$  
acc\nt ,! t]m p>5t-sup]vis$ acc\nt means
 an acc\nt or pr(ile ( a *ild on a      

social m$ia plat=m t provides a p>5t (  
su* *ild ) mean+ful ov]sight tools t    
all[ su* p>5t to sup]vise & manage su*  
*ild's use ( ! social m$ia plat=m1      
includ+ tools su* z-- 7,a7 ! ability to 
access & manage ! privacy & acc\nt      
sett+s ( ! acc\nt or pr(ile2  7,b7 !    
ability to e/abli% or modify "t limits  
reg>d+ ! *ild's use ( ! social m$ia     
plat=m2  7,c7 ! ability to limit or     
disable direct messages or o!r private  
communications ) o!r us]s ( ! social    
m$ia plat=m2  7,d7 ! ability to limit1  
approve1 or disable pur*ases & o!r      
f9ancial transactions on ! social m$ia  
plat=m2  7,e7 ! ability to manage :o may
 contact1 foll[1 or o!rwise int]act ) ! 
acc\nt or pr(ile2  7,f7 ! ability to    
view ! *ild's activity & use ( ! social 
m$ia plat=m2 &  7,g7 any additional     
ov]sight tools det]m9$ by ! ,commission 
to be appropriate ?r\gh rulemak+4  7#f7 
,social m$ia plat=m  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!   
t]m social m$ia plat=m-- 7i7 means a    
website or int]net m$ium t-- 7,i7 p]mits

 a p]son to become a regi/]$ us]1       
e/abli% an acc\nt1 or create a pr(ile = 
! purpose ( all[+ us]s to create1 %>e1 &
 view us]-g5]at$ cont5t ?r\gh su* an    
acc\nt or pr(ile2  7,,ii7 enables #a or 
m us]s to g5]ate cont5t t c be view$ by 
o!r us]s ( ! website or int]net m$ium2 &
  7,,iii7 prim>ily s]ves z a m$ium =    
us]s to int]act ) cont5t g5]at$ by o!r  
us]s ( ! website or int]net m$ium2 &    
7ii7 does n include-- 7,i7 an email     
s]vice2  7,,ii7 a text messag+ s]vice2  
7,,iii7 an educational plat=m2  7,,iv7 a
 video conf]5c+ s]vice2  7,v7 onl9e gam+
 :]e social int]action is incid5tal to !
 game be+ play$2 or  7,,vi7 a           
communication s]vice or tool :]e social 
int]action is incid5tal to ! prim>y     
function ( su* s]vice or tool4  7,b7    
,,ftc ruleamk+ ,au?ority ,9 ord] to     
address evolv+ te*nologies & plat=ms1 ! 
,commission may promulgate 9 accordance 
) section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code1 rules to det]m9e :at websites or
 int]net m$iums meet ! def9ition (      

social m$ia plat=m4  7#g7 ,social m$ia  
plat=m provid] ,! t]m social m$ia plat=m
 provid] means any p]son :o1 = comm]cial
 purposes 9 or affect+ comm]ce1         
provides1 manages1 op]ates1 controls1 or
 manufactur]s a social m$ia plat=m4     
7#h7 ,text messag+ s]vice ,! t]m text   
messag+ s]vice means a wireless messag+ 
s]vice1 includ+ su* a s]vice provid$    
?r\gh %ort message s]vice or multim$ia  
messag+ protocols t-- 7,a7 is n a       
compon5t (1 or l9k$ to1 a social m$ia   
plat=m2 &  7,b7 has a pr$om9ant or      
exclusive function ( direct messag+     
consi/+ ( ! transmission ( text1 photos1
 or videos s5t-- 7i7 by electronic      
means2 &  7ii7 f ! s5d] to ! recipi5t4  
7#i7 ,v]ifiable p>5tal cons5t ,! t]m    
v]ifiable p>5tal cons5t means any       
reasonable ef=t 7tak+ into consid]ation 
available te*nology7 to ensure t a p>5t 
( a *ild au?orizes su* *ild to create & 
ma9ta9 an acc\nt or pr(ile on a social  
m$ia plat=m4