KIDS Act

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(2) Compulsive usage. The term compulsive usage means a persistent and repetitive use of a covered platform that substantially limits one 1 or more major life activities of an individual (as described in section 3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102)). (3) Geolocation Direct information messaging feature . (A) In general. The term geolocation direct information messaging feature means information a sufficient function of a covered platform that enables a user to identify send a street message, name image, and video, name audio, of or a other city communication directly to another user or town a specific group of users of the covered platform . ( 4 B ) Processor Exclusion . The term processor direct means messaging a feature person does who— not (A) include processes a personal function information of on a behalf covered of platform that enables a user to post content on the covered platform ; and to— ( B i ) does a not public determine or the semi-public purpose profile; and or means (ii) of a processing feed such accessible personal to information a broader group of users. ( 5 4 ) Sexual Ephemeral exploitation messaging and feature. abuse (A) In general . The term sexual ephemeral exploitation messaging and feature abuse means any a function of a covered platform that permanently deletes or renders inaccessible a message, image, video, audio, or other communication sent between users of the following: covered platform ( A) such Any that offense neither the sender nor any recipient of such communication , including nor coercion the and covered enticement platform , described may readily retrieve or review the communication in section the 2422 original of form title through 18, the United covered States platform)— Code (i) after a predetermined period; (ii) once viewed by such a recipient; or (iii) upon exiting the specific chat or messaging interface . (B) Child Exceptions. pornography The term ephemeral messaging feature does not include— ( as i) defined a in function section of 2256 a covered platform that allows a user of title the 18 covered platform to manually delete a message , United image, States video, Code). audio, or other communication sent by such user after the transmission of the communication; ( C ii ) Trafficking standard data volatility in transit or temporary caching for necessary functional and performance reasons; (iii) the production implementation of images a ( time limited data retention schedule based on industry best practices as described part in of section the 2251 explicit security policies of title a 18, covered United platform States or Code). as needed to comply with applicable law or regulation; or ( D iv ) Any a offense standard described process in by section which 1591 a user may request deletion of title an 18, account United on States a Code covered platform to include user content . ( 5) Geolocation information. The term geolocation information means information sufficient to identify a street name and name of a city or town. ( 6) User Know; knows . The term user, know with or respect knows means to know or should have known. (7) Messaging controls. The term messaging controls means a set of tools or settings that a provider of a covered platform , provides to a user of the covered platform that allows the user to manage the use of a direct messaging feature or an ephemeral messaging feature by such user. (8) Teen. The term teen means an individual who registers has an attained account the or age creates of 13 years and is under the age of 17 years. (9) Unapproved contact. The term unapproved contact means a profile user on of a covered platform with respect to whom another user of the covered platform has not initiated a direct message conversation .