Technology (Social Media)

Application Stores; Requiring an app store provider to take certain steps to verify the ages of individuals who create or who have existing accounts with the app store provider; providing parental consent requirements for accounts created or held by minors; requiring app store providers to take certain steps to protect specified personal information; authorizing minors, or the parents of minors, to bring civil actions against app store providers or developers for violations of the act, etc.

Online Media Transparency; Creating the "Online Media Transparency Act"; requiring certain content creators to clearly and conspicuously disclose any sponsorship within any related media content; providing that failure to disclose a sponsorship constitutes an unfair or deceptive act or practice; requiring a content creator who receives sponsorship from a foreign principal of a foreign country to file a certain disclosure with the Department of State, etc.