Bill > SB1747

This bill, titled "Social media; online content; minors," aims to protect minors from certain online content and social media practices in Arizona by adding a new chapter to the Arizona Revised Statutes. It defines key terms such as "account holder," "daily active users," "infinite scrolling," "resident," and "social media platform," with a social media platform being defined as an online service that allows users to upload or view content, has a significant number of young users spending considerable time on it, uses algorithms to select content, and employs features like infinite scrolling, push notifications, interactive metrics, auto-play videos, or live-streaming. The bill mandates that social media platforms cannot enter into contracts with minors under 14 without parental or guardian consent and requires platforms to terminate accounts of minors under 14, or those aged 14-15 without parental consent, while also allowing for account termination requests from minors and their parents/guardians, and ensuring the deletion of personal information. Furthermore, it introduces provisions for online age verification, requiring commercial entities that publish or distribute material "harmful to minors" (defined as content that causes or is likely to cause a minor to suffer emotional or psychological harm) on websites or applications with a substantial portion of such material to implement either anonymous or standard age verification methods to prevent access by individuals under 18, while also protecting the personal identifying information used for verification.

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https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/85412