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AN ACT relating to sex offenders. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS 17.500 TO 17.580 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) As used in this section, "social media platform": 5
(a) Means a website or application that is open to the public, allows a user to 6
create an account, and enables users to do all of the following: 7
1. Interact socially with other users within the confines of the website or 8
application; 9
2. Construct a public or semipublic profile for the purpose of signing 10
into and using the website or application; 11
3. Populate a list of other users with whom an individual shares or has 12
the ability to share a social connection within the website or 13
application; and 14
4. Create or post content viewable by others, including on message 15
boards, chat rooms, video channels, direct or private messages, or 16
chats, or on a landing page or main feed that presents the user with 17
content generated by other users; and 18
(b) Does not include: 19
1. A broadband internet access service as defined by the Federal 20
Communications Commission; 21
2. An electronic mail service; 22
3. A search engine service; 23
4. A cloud storage or cloud computing service; 24
5. An online service, application, or website in which interaction between 25
users is limited to reviewing products offered for sale by electronic 26
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6. An online service, application, or website: 1
a. That consists primarily of information or content that is not 2
user-generated but is preselected by the provider; and 3
b. For which any chat, comments, or interactive functionality is 4
incidental to, directly related to, or dependent upon the provision 5
of the content described by subdivision a. of this subparagraph. 6
(2) A registrant who has committed a criminal offense against a victim who is a 7
minor shall not create or have control of an account on a social media platform 8
unless the account displays his or her full legal name. 9
(3) This section shall apply retroactively. 10
(4) Any person who violates subsection (2) of this section shall be guilty of a Class A 11
misdemeanor for the first offense, and a Class D felony for a second or 12
subsequent offense. 13