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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6601
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 3272
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
REP. MCCARTHY VAHEY, 133rd Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING DATA PRIVACY AND MINORS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
To amend the general statutes to (1) require Internet social media 1
platforms to remove content created by individuals under the age of 2
eighteen at such individuals' request, and (2) prohibit such platforms 3
and Internet web sites that primarily engage minors from advertising 4
products or services (A) that are illegal for minors to purchase, and (B) 5
if such advertising is targeted toward a minor based on personal 6
information collected regarding such minor. 7
Statement of Purpose:
To (1) require Internet social media platforms to remove content
created by individuals under the age of eighteen at such individuals'
request, and (2) prohibit such platforms and Internet web sites that
primarily engage minors from advertising products or services (A) that
are illegal for minors to purchase, and (B) if such advertising is
targeted toward a minor based on personal information collected
regarding such minor.