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Social Media (Age-Restricted Users) Bill

Preliminary provisions

4: Interpretation

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"What special words mean in this law"

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This proposed law explains what some words mean. You need to know what an account-holder is when using a social media platform. It is the person who registered to use the platform. You should understand what an age-restricted social media platform is. It is a social media platform that the government says has age restrictions. The government will decide which platforms have age restrictions. This law also explains what an age-restricted user is. You are an age-restricted user if you are under 16 years old. It also explains what a chief executive and a provider are in this context. A chief executive is the person in charge of a government department. A provider is a person or company that runs an age-restricted social media platform. These words are important to understand the rest of the proposed law.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

4Interpretation

  1. In this Act,—

    account-holder, in relation to a social media platform,—

    1. means the person that is registered as a user of the platform; and
      1. includes a person that has an account, or has established a profile, with the platform

        age-restricted social media platform means a social media platform designated by regulations as an age-restricted social media platform

          age-restricted user means a person under the age of 16 years

            chief executive means the chief executive of the department

              provider means a provider of an age-restricted social media platform