House File 2523 H-8136 Amend House File 2523 as follows: 1 1. Page 1, by striking lines 21 through 34 and inserting: 2 < 4. a. “Social media platform” means an internet site or 3 application that is open to the public and that allows a user 4 to create an account and do all of the following: 5 (1) Create personal profiles or accounts that include the 6 person’s name, age, location, and other personal information. 7 (2) Connect with other social media platform users as 8 friends, followers, or any other means of connecting that 9 allows other users to access shared content. 10 (3) Facilitate public access to content, including text, 11 images, videos, internet site links, or any other information. 12 (4) Send private messages to other social media platform 13 users. 14 (5) Create groups for the purpose of communicating about 15 shared interests. 16 b. “Social media platform” does not include an online 17 service, website, or application where the predominate or 18 exclusive function is interactive gaming, virtual gaming, or 19 an online service that allows the creation and uploading of 20 content for the purpose of interactive gaming, educational 21 entertainment, or associated entertainment, and the 22 communication related to such content. > 23 ______________________________ THOMSON of Floyd -1- HF 2523.3473 (1) 90 nls/ko 1/ 1 #1.