Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.054
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.054, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 509.054. DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER DUTY TO CREATE PARENTAL TOOLS.
Official statutory text
(a) A digital service provider shall create and provide to a verified parent parental tools to allow the verified parent to supervise the verified parent's known minor's use of a digital service.
(b) Parental tools under this section must allow a verified parent to:
(1) control the known minor's privacy and account settings;
(2) alter the duties of a digital service provider under Section 509.052 with regard to the verified parent's known minor;
(3) if the verified parent alters the duty of a digital service provider under Section 509.052(2)(A), restrict the ability of the verified parent's known minor to make purchases or engage in financial transactions; and
(4) monitor and limit the amount of time the verified parent's known minor spends using the digital service.
(b) Parental tools under this section must allow a verified parent to:
(1) control the known minor's privacy and account settings;
(2) alter the duties of a digital service provider under Section 509.052 with regard to the verified parent's known minor;
(3) if the verified parent alters the duty of a digital service provider under Section 509.052(2)(A), restrict the ability of the verified parent's known minor to make purchases or engage in financial transactions; and
(4) monitor and limit the amount of time the verified parent's known minor spends using the digital service.
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