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28		-	ENGROSSED HOUSE
29		-	BILL NO. 3914 By: Caldwell (Chad), Schreiber,
30		-	Lepak, Sneed, and Newton of
31		-	the House
	29	+	HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES - FLOOR VERSION
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33		-	~~and~~
	31	+	STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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35		-	Seifried of the Senate
	33	+	2nd Session of the 59th Legislature (2024)
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	35	+	HOUSE BILL 3914 By: Caldwell (Chad)
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40		-	[ social media - legislative intent - definitions -
41		-	reasonable age verification - parental consent -
42		-	third-party vendors - social media companies -
43		-	reporting of violations to the Office of the
44		-	Attorney General – notice - period to cure
45		-	violations - liability for social media com panies -
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	41	+	AS INTRODUCED
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	43	+	An Act relating to social media; defining terms;
	44	+	requiring reasonable age verification ; requiring
	45	+	parental consent; establishing certain liability for
	46	+	social media companies; establishing certain
46	47		liability for commercial entities and third-party
47		-	vendors ~~– noncodification –~~ codification -
48		-	effective date –
49		-	~~emergency ]~~
	48	+	vendors; providing for codification; and providing an
	49	+	effective date.
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54	55		BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
55		-	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new sect ion of law not to be
56		-	codified in the Oklahoma Statutes reads as follows:
57		-	In recognition of the critical role social media plays in the
58		-	lives of minors and its imp act on their mental well-being, this
59		-	Legislature is committe d to safeguarding the youth from accessing
	56	+	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	57	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 120 of Title 25, unless there is
	58	+	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	59	+	As used in this act:
	60	+	1. "Account holder" means an indiv idual who creates an account
	61	+	or a profile to use a social media platform;
	62	+	2. "Oklahoma user" means an individual who is a resident of the
	63	+	State of Oklahoma and who accesses or attempts to access a social
	64	+	media platform while present in this state by acce ssing the social
	65	+	media platform using an Oklahoma Internet protocol address or
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86		-	~~platforms that have dem onstrated adverse effects on their mental~~
87		-	~~health due to the addictive elements found in~~ social media ~~and the~~
88		-	~~targeting of minors through the use of algorithms by social media~~
89		-	~~platforms~~. ~~This Legislature's intent is not to censor content found~~
90		-	~~on social media platfor ms~~, ~~but rather to prevent access by perso ns~~
91		-	~~who have not yet reached an age to handle the neg ative aspects of~~
92		-	~~social media~~. ~~Much like our historical commitment to curbing the~~
93		-	~~use of addictive substances and behaviors among minors,~~ ~~such as laws~~
94		-	~~regulating~~ the ~~use of intoxicants and gambling, this Legislature now~~
95		-	~~takes proactive measures~~ to ~~address the emerging challenges posed b y~~
96		-	~~social media platforms.~~
97		-	~~SECTION 2.~~ ~~NEW LAW~~ A ~~new section of law to be codified~~
98		-	in the ~~Oklahoma Statutes as Section 120 of Title 25, unless there is~~
99		-	~~created a duplication in numbering~~, ~~reads as fol lows:~~
100		-	~~A. Nothing in this act shall be construed to limit the content~~
101		-	~~found on social media platforms or prohibit mino rs from posting~~
102		-	~~content on other platforms, digital or otherwise, that they legally~~
103		-	~~have access to~~.
104		-	~~B. As used in this act:~~
105		-	~~1. "Account~~ ~~holder" means an indiv idual who creates an account~~
106		-	or a ~~profile to use a~~ social media ~~platform;~~
107		-	~~2. "Oklahoma~~ ~~user" means~~ an ~~individual who is a resident of the~~
108		-	~~State of Oklahoma and who accesses~~ or ~~a ttempts to access a social~~
109		-	~~media platform while present in this state by acce ssing~~ the ~~social~~
	93	+	otherwise known or believed to be in this state while using the
	94	+	social media platform;
	95	+	3. "Commercial entity":
	96	+	a. means a corporation, limited liability company,
	97	+	partnership, limited partnership, sole proprie torship,
	98	+	or other legally recognized entity , and
	99	+	b. includes a third-party vendor;
	100	+	4. "Digitized identification card" means a data file available
	101	+	on a mobile device that has connec tivity to the Internet through a
	102	+	state-approved application that allows th e mobile device to download
	103	+	the data file from the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety that
	104	+	contains all of the data elements visible on the face and back of a
	105	+	driver license or identification card and displays the current
	106	+	status of the driver license or identification card, including
	107	+	valid, expired, cancel ed, suspended, revoked, active, or inactive;
	108	+	5. "Minor" means an indiv idual under eighteen (18) years of
	109	+	age;
	110	+	6. "Reasonable age verification" means to confi rm that a person
	111	+	seeking to access a so cial media platform is at least eighteen (18)
	112	+	years of age;
	113	+	7. a. "Social media company" means an online forum that a
	114	+	company makes available for an account holder to:
	115	+	(1) create a public profile, establish an ac count, or
	116	+	register as a user for the primary p urpose of
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136		-	media platform using an Oklahoma Internet protocol address or is
137		-	otherwise known or believed to be in this state while using the
138		-	social media platform;
139		-	3. "Commercial entity":
140		-	a. means a corporation, limited liability company,
141		-	partnership, limited partnership, sole proprie torship,
142		-	or other legally recognized entity , and
143		-	b. includes a third-party vendor;
144		-	4. "Dark pattern" means a user inter face designed or
145		-	manipulated with the substantial effect of subverting or impairing
146		-	user autonomy, decision making, or choice and includes, but is not
147		-	limited to, any practice the Federal Trade Comm ission refers to as a
148		-	dark pattern;
149		-	5. "Digitized identification card" means a data file available
150		-	on a mobile device that has connec tivity to the Internet through a
151		-	state-approved application that allows th e mobile device to download
152		-	the data file from the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety that
153		-	contains all of the data elements visible on the face and back of a
154		-	driver license or identification card and displays the current
155		-	status of the driver license or identification card, including
156		-	valid, expired, canceled, suspended, revoked, active, or inactive;
157		-	6. "Minor" means an indiv idual under eighteen (18) years of
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	144	+	interacting socially with other profiles and
	145	+	accounts,
	146	+	(2) upload or create posts or content ,
	147	+	(3) view posts or content of other account holders,
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	149	+	(4) interact with other a ccount holders or users,
	150	+	including without limitation establishing mutu al
	151	+	connections through request and acceptance.
	152	+	b. Social media company does not include a:
	153	+	(1) media company that exclusively offers
	154	+	subscription content in which users follow or
	155	+	subscribe unilaterally and whose platforms'
	156	+	primary purpose is not social interaction,
	157	+	(2) social media company that allows a user to
	158	+	generate short video clips of dancing, voice
	159	+	overs, or other acts of entertainment in which
	160	+	the primary purpose is not educatio nal or
	161	+	informative, does not meet the exclusion under
	162	+	division (1) of subparagraph b of paragraph 7 of
	163	+	this section,
	164	+	(3) media company that exclusively offers interacting
	165	+	gaming, virtual gaming, or an online service,
	166	+	that allows the creation and uploading of content
	167	+	for the purpose of interacting gaming,
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185		-	~~7. "Personal information" means information that is linked~~ or
186		-	~~reasonably linkable~~ to ~~an identified or identifiable minor~~,
187		-	~~including biometric information and unique identifiers to the minor;~~
188		-	~~8. "Reasonable~~ ~~age verification"~~ ~~means to confirm that a person~~
189		-	~~seeking to access a so cial media platform is at least eighteen (18)~~
190		-	~~years of age;~~
191		-	~~9. a.~~ ~~"Social media company"~~ ~~means an online forum , website,~~
192		-	~~or application that a company makes available for an~~
193		-	~~account holder to:~~
194		-	~~(1) create~~ a ~~public profile, establish an account, or~~
195		-	~~register as a user for the primary p urpose of~~
196		-	~~interacting socially with other profiles and~~
197		-	~~accounts,~~
198		-	~~(2) upload or create post s or content~~, ~~which may~~
199		-	~~include~~, ~~but is not limited to~~, ~~user-generated~~
200		-	~~short video clips of dancing, voiceovers, or~~
201		-	~~other acts of entertainment in which the primary~~
202		-	~~purpose is not educatio nal~~ or ~~informative,~~
203		-	(3) ~~view posts~~, ~~activity, or content of other ac count~~
204		-	~~holders, and~~
205		-	~~(4) interact with other a ccount holders~~ or users
206		-	~~including, without limitation,~~ ~~establishing~~
207		-	~~mutual connections through request and~~
208		-	~~acceptance~~.
	195	+	entertainment, or associated ente rtainment, and
	196	+	the communication related to that content,
	197	+	(4) company that:
	198	+	(a) offers cloud storage services, enterprise
	199	+	cybersecurity services, educational devices,
	200	+	or enterprise collaboration tools for
	201	+	kindergarten through grade twelve (K -12)
	202	+	schools, and
	203	+	(b) derives less than twenty-five percent (25%)
	204	+	of the company's revenue from operating a
	205	+	social media platform, including games and
	206	+	advertising, or
	207	+	(5) company that provides career development
	208	+	opportunities, including professional networking,
	209	+	job skills, learning certifications, and job
	210	+	posting and application services;
	211	+	8. a. "Social media platform" means a public or semipublic
	212	+	Internet-based service or application:
	213	+	(1) that has users in Oklahoma, and
	214	+	(2) (a) On which a substantial function of the
	215	+	service or application is to connect users in
	216	+	order to allow users to interact socially
	217	+	with each other within the service or
	218	+	application.
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235		-	b. Social media company does not include a:
236		-	(1) media company that exclusively offers
237		-	subscription content in which users follow or
238		-	subscribe unilaterally and whose platform's
239		-	primary purpose is not social interaction,
240		-	(2) media company that exclusively offers interactive
241		-	gaming, virtual gaming, or an online service that
242		-	allows the creation and uploading of content for
243		-	the purpose of interacti ve gaming, entertainment,
244		-	or associated entertainment, and the
245		-	communication related to that content,
246		-	(3) an online service, website, or application whe re
247		-	the exclusive function is email or direct
248		-	messaging consisting of text, photographs,
249		-	pictures, images, or videos shared only between
250		-	the sender and the recipients, without displaying
251		-	or posting publicly or to other users not
252		-	specifically identified as the recipients by the
253		-	sender, and
254		-	(4) company that:
255		-	(a) offers cloud storage services, enterprise
256		-	cybersecurity services, educational dev ices,
257		-	or enterprise collaboration tools for
	246	+	(b) A service or application that pro vides email
	247	+	or direct messaging shall not be considered
	248	+	to meet the criteria under subdivision (a)
	249	+	of division (2) of this subparagraph on the
	250	+	basis of that function alone.
	251	+	b. Social media platform does not include an online
	252	+	service, a website, or an appli cation if the
	253	+	predominant or exclusive function is:
	254	+	(1) email,
	255	+	(2) direct messaging consisting of messages, photos,
	256	+	or videos that are sent between devices by
	257	+	electronic means if messages are:
	258	+	(a) shared between the sender and the recipient
	259	+	or recipients,
	260	+	(b) only visible to the sender and the re cipient
	261	+	or recipients, and
	262	+	(c) are not posted publicly,
	263	+	(3) a streaming service that:
	264	+	(a) provides only licensed media in a continuous
	265	+	flow from the service, website, or
	266	+	application to the end user , and
	267	+	(b) does not obtain a license to the media from
	268	+	a user or account holder by agreement of the
	269	+	streaming service's terms of service,
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284		-	kindergarten through grade twelve (K -12)
285		-	schools, and
286		-	(b) derives less than twenty-five percent (25%)
287		-	of the company's revenue fro m operating a
288		-	social media platform, including games and
289		-	advertising, or
290		-	(5) company that provides career development
291		-	opportunities, including professional networking,
292		-	job skills, learning certifications, and job
293		-	posting and application services;
294		-	10. a. "Social media platform" means a public or semipublic
295		-	Internet-based service or applic ation:
296		-	(1) that has users in Oklahoma,
297		-	(2) that employs algorithms that analyze user data or
298		-	information on users to select content for user s,
299		-	(3) that features infinite scrolling, which means
300		-	either:
301		-	(a) continuously loading co ntent or content
302		-	that loads as the user scrolls down the
303		-	page without the need to open a separate
304		-	page, or
305		-	(b) seamless content, or the use of pages with
306		-	no visible or apparent end or page breaks ,
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	297	+	(4) news, sports, entertainment, or other content
	298	+	that is preselected by the provider and not user -
	299	+	generated, including without limitation if any
	300	+	chat, comment, or interactive f unctionality that
	301	+	is provided is incident al to, directly related
	302	+	to, or dependent upon provision of the content,
	303	+	(5) online shopping or e-commerce, if the interaction
	304	+	with other users or account holders is generall y
	305	+	limited to:
	306	+	(a) the ability to post and comment on reviews,
	307	+	(b) the ability to display lists or collections
	308	+	of goods for sale or wish lists, and
	309	+	(c) other functions that ar e focused on online
	310	+	shopping or e-commerce rather than
	311	+	interaction between users or account
	312	+	holders,
	313	+	(6) business-to-business software that is not
	314	+	accessible to the general public,
	315	+	(7) cloud storage,
	316	+	(8) shared document collaboration,
	317	+	(9) providing access to or interacting with data
	318	+	visualization platforms, libraries, or hubs ,
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334		-	(4) ~~which~~ a ~~substantial function of the service or~~
335		-	~~application~~ is ~~to connect users i n order to allow~~
336		-	~~users to interact socially with each other within~~
337		-	the ~~service~~ or ~~applica tion.~~
338		-	~~b. A service or applicat ion that provides email or direct~~
339		-	~~messaging shall not be considered to meet the criteria~~
340		-	~~under division~~ (4) ~~of subparagraph a of this paragraph~~
341		-	~~on the basis of that function alone.~~
342		-	~~c. Social media platform does not include an online~~
343		-	~~service, a website, or an application if~~ the
344		-	~~predominant~~ or ~~exclusive function is:~~
345		-	~~(1) email~~,
346		-	~~(2) direct messaging consisting of messages~~, ~~photos,~~
347		-	or ~~videos that are sent between devices by~~
348		-	~~electronic means if messages are:~~
349		-	~~(a) shared between~~ the ~~sender and the recipient~~
350		-	~~or recipients,~~
351		-	~~(b)~~ only ~~visible to~~ the ~~sender~~ and ~~the recipient~~
352		-	~~or recipients,~~ ~~and~~
353		-	~~(c) not posted publicly~~,
354		-	(3) ~~a streaming service that:~~
355		-	~~(a) provides only licensed media in a continuous~~
356		-	~~flow from the service, website, or~~
357		-	~~application to the end user~~ , ~~and~~
	346	+	(10) to permit comments on a digital news website, if
	347	+	the news content is posted only by th e provider
	348	+	of the digital news website,
	349	+	(11) for the purpose of providing or obtaining
	350	+	technical support for the social media company’s
	351	+	social media platform, products, or services,
	352	+	(12) academic or scholarly resear ch,
	353	+	(13) other research:
	354	+	(a) If:
	355	+	(i) the majority of the content is posted
	356	+	or created by the provider of the
	357	+	online service, website, or
	358	+	application, and
	359	+	(ii) the ability to chat, comment, or
	360	+	interact with other us ers is directly
	361	+	related to the provider’s content,
	362	+	(b) that is a classified adverti sing service
	363	+	that only permits the sale of goods and
	364	+	prohibits the solicitation of personal
	365	+	services, or
	366	+	(c) that is used by and under the direction of
	367	+	an educational entity , including without
	368	+	limitation a:
	369	+	(i) learning management system,
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384		-	(b) does not obtain a license to the media from
385		-	a user or account holder by agreement of th e
386		-	streaming service's terms of service,
387		-	(4) news, sports, entertainment, or other content
388		-	that is preselected by the provider and no t user-
389		-	generated including, without limitation, if any
390		-	chat, comment, or interactiv e functionality that
391		-	is provided is incidental to, directly related
392		-	to, or dependent upon provision of the content,
393		-	(5) online shopping or e-commerce, if the interaction
394		-	with other users or account holders is generally
395		-	limited to:
396		-	(a) the ability to post a nd comment on reviews,
397		-	(b) the ability to display lists or collections
398		-	of goods for sale or wish lists, and
399		-	(c) other functions that ar e focused on online
400		-	shopping or e-commerce rather than
401		-	interaction between users or account
402		-	holders,
403		-	(6) business-to-business software that is not
404		-	accessible to the general public,
405		-	(7) cloud storage,
406		-	(8) shared document collaboration,
	397	+	(ii) student engagement program, and
	398	+	(iii) subject-specific or skill-specific
	399	+	program.
	400	+	c. Social media platform does not include a social media
	401	+	platform that is controlled by a business enti ty that
	402	+	has generated less than One Hundred Million Dollars
	403	+	($100,000,000.00) in annual gross revenue; and
	404	+	9. "User" means a person who has access to view all or some of
	405	+	the posts and content on a social media platform but is not an
	406	+	account holder.
	407	+	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
	408	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 121 of Title 25, unless there is
	409	+	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
	410	+	A. A social media company shall not permit an Oklahoma user who
	411	+	is a minor under sixteen (16) years of age to be an account holder
	412	+	on the social media company's social media platform.
	413	+	B. A social media company shall not permit an Oklahoma user who
	414	+	is a minor sixteen (16) years of age or older to be an account
	415	+	holder on the social media company's social media platform unless
	416	+	the minor has the express consent of a parent or legal guardian.
	417	+	C. 1. A social media company shall verify the age of an
	418	+	account holder.
	419	+	2. If an account holder is a minor, the social media company
	420	+	shall confirm that a minor has c onsent under subsection A of this
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433		-	(9) providing access to or interacting with data
434		-	visualization platforms, libraries, or hu bs,
435		-	(10) to permit comments on a digital news websi te, if
436		-	the news content is posted only by the provider
437		-	of the digital news website,
438		-	(11) providing or obtaining technical support for the
439		-	social media company’s social media platform,
440		-	products, or services,
441		-	(12) academic or scholarly res earch,
442		-	(13) other research:
443		-	(a) if:
444		-	(i) the majority of the content is posted
445		-	or created by the provider of the
446		-	online service, website, or
447		-	application, and
448		-	(ii) the ability to chat, comment, or
449		-	interact with other users is directly
450		-	related to the provider ’s content,
451		-	(b) that is a classified adver tising service
452		-	that only permits the sale of goods and
453		-	prohibits the solicitatio n of personal
454		-	services, or
	448	+	section to become a new account holder, at the time an Oklahoma user
	449	+	opens the account.
	450	+	D. 1. A social media company may use a third-party vendor to
	451	+	perform reasonable age verification before allowing access to the
	452	+	social media company's social media platform .
	453	+	2. Reasonable age verification methods under paragraph 1 of
	454	+	this subsection include providing:
	455	+	a. a digitized identification card, including a digital
	456	+	copy of a driver's li cense,
	457	+	b. government-issued identification, or
	458	+	c. any commercially reasonable age verification method.
	459	+	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
	460	+	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 122 of Title 25, unless there is
	461	+	created a duplication in numbering, reads as fo llows:
	462	+	A. 1. A social media company tha t knowingly violates this act
	463	+	is liable if the social media company fails to perform a reasonable
	464	+	age verification.
	465	+	2. If a social media company performs a reasonable age
	466	+	verification, the social media company shal l not retain any
	467	+	identifying information of the individual after access to the social
	468	+	media platform has been granted.
	469	+	B. The Attorney General may initiate an enforcement action
	470	+	against social media companies tha t allegedly commit a violation of
	471	+	this act.
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481		-	(c) that is used by and unde r the direction of
482		-	an educational entity including, without
483		-	limitation, a:
484		-	(i) learning management system,
485		-	(ii) student engagement program, and
486		-	(iii) subject-specific or skill-specific
487		-	program.
488		-	d. Social media platform does not include a social media
489		-	platform that is controlled by a b usiness entity that
490		-	has generated less than One Hundred Million Dollars
491		-	($100,000,000.00) in annual gross revenue;
492		-	11. "Substantial harm or privacy risk to mi nors" means the
493		-	processing of personal information in a manner that m ay result in
494		-	any reasonably foreseeable substantial ph ysical injury, economic
495		-	injury, or offensive intrusion into the privacy expectations of a
496		-	reasonable minor under the circumstances, including:
497		-	a. mental health disorders or associated behaviors,
498		-	including the promotion or exacerbation of self -harm,
499		-	suicide, eating disorders, and substance abuse
500		-	disorders,
501		-	b. patterns of use that indi cate or encourage addicti ve
502		-	behaviors,
503		-	c. physical violence, online bullying, and harassment,
504		-	and
	499	+	C. A social media company that violate s this act is liable to
	500	+	an individual for:
	501	+	1. A penalty of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
	502	+	per violation, court costs, and reasonable attorney fees as ordered
	503	+	by the court; or
	504	+	2. Damages resulting from a minor accessing a social media
	505	+	platform without their parent's or custodian's consent, including
	506	+	court costs and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the court.
	507	+	D. This section does not:
	508	+	1. Apply to a news or public interest broadcast, website vid eo,
	509	+	report, or event;
	510	+	2. Affect the rights of a news-gathering organization; or
	511	+	3. Apply to cloud service providers.
	512	+	E. An Internet service provider, or any of its affiliates or
	513	+	subsidiaries, or search engines, shall not violate this act solely
	514	+	by providing access, connection to or from a webs ite, or other
	515	+	information or content on the Internet, or a facility, system, or
	516	+	network that is not under that Internet service provider's control,
	517	+	including transmission, downloading, intermediate storage, access
	518	+	software, or other service that provides access or connectivity, to
	519	+	the extent the Internet service provider is not responsible for the
	520	+	creation of the content or the communication on a social media
	521	+	platform.
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531		-	d. sexual exploitation, including enticement, se x
532		-	trafficking, and sexual abuse and trafficking of
533		-	online sexual abuse material; and
534		-	12. "User" means a person w ho has access to view all or some of
535		-	the posts and content on a social media platform but is not an
536		-	account holder.
537		-	SECTION 3. NEW LAW A n ew section of law to be codified
538		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 121 of Title 25, unless there is
539		-	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
540		-	A. A social media company shall not permit an Oklahoma user who
541		-	is a minor under sixteen (16) years of age to be an account holder
542		-	on a social media company's social media platform.
543		-	B. A social media company shall not permit an Oklahoma user who
544		-	is a minor sixteen (16) years of age or older to be an account
545		-	holder on the social media company's social media platform unless
546		-	the minor has the express consent of a parent or legal guardian.
547		-	C. 1. A social media company sh all verify the age of an
548		-	account holder.
549		-	2. If an account holder is a minor, the social media company
550		-	shall confirm that the minor has consent under subsection B of this
551		-	section to become a new account holder at the time the Oklahoma user
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580		-	perform reasonable age verification before allowing access to the
581		-	social media company's social media platf orm.
582		-	2. Reasonable age verification methods under paragraph 1 of
583		-	this subsection include providing:
584		-	a. a digitized identification card, including a digital
585		-	copy of a driver license,
586		-	b. government-issued identification,
587		-	c. any commercially reasonable age verification method,
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589		-	d. confirmation from a platform from which social media
590		-	applications are downloaded that the platf orm has
591		-	verified the age and identity of th e user.
592	549		SECTION 4. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
593		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 122 of Title 25, unless there is
594		-	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
595		-	A. A social media platform that is accessed by minors shal l
596		-	not:
597		-	1. Process the personal information of any minor if the social
598		-	media platform has actual knowledge of or willfully disregards that
599		-	the processing may result in substantial harm or is a privacy risk
600		-	to minors;
601		-	2. Profile a minor unless both of the following criteria are
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630		-	appropriate safeguards in place to protect minors , and
631		-	b. (1) profiling is necessary to provide the online
632		-	service or feature requested for the aspects of
633		-	the online service or feature with which the
634		-	minor is actively and know ingly engaged, or
635		-	(2) the social media platform can demonstrate a
636		-	compelling reason that pro filing does not pose
637		-	substantial harm or is a privacy risk to minors;
638		-	3. Collect, sell, share, or retain any personal information
639		-	that is not necessary to provide an online service or feature with
640		-	which a minor is actively and know ingly engaged unless the online
641		-	platform can demonstra te a compelling reason that collecting,
642		-	selling, sharing, or retaining the personal informati on does not
643		-	pose substantial harm or is a privacy risk to minors ;
644		-	4. Use the personal information of a minor for any reason other
645		-	than the reason for which the perso nal information was colle cted
646		-	unless the online platform can demonstrate a compelling reason that
647		-	the use of the personal information does not pose substantial harm
648		-	or is a privacy risk to minors;
649		-	5. Collect, sell, or share any precise geolocation data of
650		-	minors unless the collec tion of the precise geolocation data is
651		-	strictly necessary for the online platform to pr ovide the service,
652		-	product, or feature requested and then only for the limited time
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680		-	provide the service or feature;
681		-	6. Collect any precise geolocation data of a minor without
682		-	providing an obvious sign to the minor for the duration of the
683		-	collection that the precise geolocation data is being collected;
684		-	7. Use dark patterns to le ad or encourage minors to provide
685		-	personal information beyon d what personal information would
686		-	otherwise be reasonably expected to be provided for that online
687		-	service or feature, to forego privacy protections, or to take any
688		-	action that the online platform h as actual knowledge of o r willfully
689		-	disregards that may result in substantial harm or is a privacy risk
690		-	to minors; or
691		-	8. Use any personal informatio n collected to estimate the age
692		-	or age range for any other purpose or retain that personal
693		-	information longer th an necessary to estimate age. The age estimate
694		-	must be proportionate to the risks and data practice of an online
695		-	service or feature.
696		-	B. Violations of this section may be reported to the Office of
697		-	the Attorney General.
698		-	C. If the Attorney General determines that there has been a
699		-	violation of this section, the Attorney General shall send notice to
700		-	the social media platform.
701		-	D. The social media platform shall h ave a forty-five-day period
702		-	to cure the violation of this section.
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730	550		in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 123 of Title 25, unless there is
731	551		created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
732		-	A. 1. A social media company that knowingly violates this act
733		-	is liable if the social media com pany fails to perform a reasonable
734		-	age verification or fails to comply with Section 4 of this act .
735		-	2. If a social media company performs a reasonable age
736		-	verification, the social media company shal l not retain any
737		-	identifying information of the individual after access to the social
738		-	media platform has been granted.
739		-	B. The Attorney General may initiate an enforcement action
740		-	against social media companies that allegedly commit a violation of
741		-	this act.
742		-	C. A social media company that violates this act is liable to
743		-	an individual for:
744		-	1. A penalty of Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500.00)
745		-	per violation, court costs, and reasona ble attorney fees as ordered
746		-	by the court; or
747		-	2. Damages resulting from a minor accessing a social media
748		-	platform without the consent of his or her parent or custodian,
749		-	including court costs and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the
750		-	court.
751		-	D. This section does not:
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779		-	report, or event;
780		-	2. Affect the rights of a news-gathering organization; or
781		-	3. Apply to cloud service providers.
782		-	E. No social media platform shall be liable under this a ct if,
783		-	after performing reasonable age verification , a minor manages access
784		-	to the platform through means of fraud including, but not limited
785		-	to, the use of fake identification by the minor or an individual
786		-	claiming to be the parent or legal guard ian of the minor.
787		-	F. An Internet service provider, or any o f its affiliates or
788		-	subsidiaries, or search engines will not violate this act solely
789		-	when providing access, connection to or from a webs ite, or other
790		-	information or content on the Internet, or a facility, syst em, or
791		-	network that is not under that Internet service provider's control,
792		-	including transmission, downloading, intermediate s torage, access
793		-	software, or other service that provides access or connectivity, to
794		-	the extent the Internet service provider is not responsible for the
795		-	creation of the content or the communication on a social media
796		-	platform.
797		-	SECTION 6. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
798		-	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 124 of Title 25, unless there is
799		-	created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
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826	552		A. A commercial entity or third -party vendor shall not retain
827	553		any identifying information of an indiv idual after access to the
828	554		social media platform has been granted.
829	555		B. A commercial entity that is found to have knowingly retained
830	556		identifying information of an individual after access to th e
831	557		material is granted is liable to the individual for damages
832	558		resulting from the retention of the identifying information,
833	559		including court costs and reasonable attorney fees as ordered by the
834	560		court.
835		-	SECTION 7. This act shall become effective July 1, 2024.
836		-	SECTION 8. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
837		-	of the public peace, health or safety, an emergency is hereby
838		-	declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
839		-	be in full force from and after its pa ssage and approval.
840		-	Passed the House of R epresentatives the 14th day of March, 2024.
	561	+	SECTION 5. This act shall become effective November 1, 2024.
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	563	+	COMMITTEE REPORT BY: COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT MODERNIZATION AND
	564	+	TECHNOLOGY, dated 02/13/2024 - DO PASS.