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N.Y. GBS Law § 1525

This is the official text of N.Y. GBS Law § 1525, part of New York’s GBS Law — part of the compiled statutory law of New York, published by the state as "GBS Law." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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* § 1525. Scope. 1. This article shall apply to conduct that occurs in\nwhole or in part in New York. For the purposes of this article, conduct\ntakes place wholly outside of New York if the addictive feature platform\nis accessed by a user who is physically located outside of New York.\n 2. Nothing in this article shall be construed to impose liability for\ncommercial activities or actions by operators subject to 15 U.S.C. §\n6501 that is inconsistent with the treatment of such activities or\nactions under 15 U.S.C. § 6502.\n 3. Nothing in this article shall be construed or interpreted to\noverride, supplant or conflict with any of the provisions of the SAFE\nfor Kids Act contained in article forty-five of this chapter or its\nrelated regulations.\n 4. The provision of the warning label required by this article does\nnot waive, release, otherwise limit, or serve as a defense to, any\nclaim, including claims premised on failure to warn, other than a claim\npremised on a violation of this article.\n 5. A covered operator shall not be required to display the warning\nlabel required by this article to a covered user if it has reasonably\ndetermined that the user is over seventeen years of age.\n * NB Effective January 1, 2027\n

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