The Parent's Accountability and Child Protection Act: remedies.

New definition of 'online business': a business selling covered products or services on a public-facing internet website, web application, or digital application (including mobile apps, social media platforms, advertising networks, mobile operating systems, search engines, email services, or internet access services). Businesses with less than $100 million in gross revenue during the preceding calendar year are excluded.

New definition of 'social media platform' by reference to Section 22675 of the Business and Professions Code.

The civil penalty structure is split into two parts: (d)(1) imposes a flat $7,500 per violation on any business or person in an action by a public prosecutor; (d)(2) imposes the enhanced tiered penalties (negligent = limited civil case max, knowing/willful = 10x, intentional = 20x) specifically on 'an online business or person' in actions by a public prosecutor or a parent/guardian of a minor who acquired the product or service.

Private right of action for enhanced penalties now requires that the parent or legal guardian is of a minor who actually acquired the product or service, narrowing standing compared to the introduced version which allowed any parent or legal guardian of a minor to bring the action.

The operative date provision ('This section shall become operative on January 1, 2020') was removed from the amended version.