Bill > H2170

This bill establishes comprehensive protections for minors featured in family vlogs (video blogs) that generate income. The legislation defines a "vlogger" as an individual or family creating video content for compensation and introduces requirements for financial compensation and consent when minor children are prominently featured in such content. Specifically, if a vlogger's video meets certain view or compensation thresholds—such as generating revenue or featuring a minor child in at least 30% of the content—they must set aside a percentage of gross earnings in a trust for that child, to be accessed when the child reaches legal adulthood. Additionally, the bill grants minors the right to request permanent deletion of video content featuring them once they reach the age of majority, and requires internet platforms to comply with such deletion requests. The bill also mandates that contracts involving video content featuring minors include notification of the child's future rights to remove their content. These provisions aim to protect children's privacy and financial interests in an era of increasingly monetized family content creation, ensuring that children have some control over their digital representation and benefit financially from their involuntary participation in online content.

Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment

https://malegislature.gov/Bills/194/H2170