Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.056
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 509.056, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 509.056. USE OF ALGORITHMS.
Official statutory text
A digital service provider that uses algorithms to automate the suggestion, promotion, or ranking of information to known minors on the digital service shall:
(1) make a commercially reasonable effort to ensure that the algorithm does not interfere with the digital service provider's duties under Section 509.053; and
(2) disclose in the digital service provider's terms of service, privacy policy, or similar document, in a clear and accessible manner, an overview of:
(A) the manner in which the digital service uses algorithms to provide information or content;
(B) the manner in which algorithms promote, rank, or filter information or content; and
(C) the personal identifying information used as inputs to provide information or content.
(1) make a commercially reasonable effort to ensure that the algorithm does not interfere with the digital service provider's duties under Section 509.053; and
(2) disclose in the digital service provider's terms of service, privacy policy, or similar document, in a clear and accessible manner, an overview of:
(A) the manner in which the digital service uses algorithms to provide information or content;
(B) the manner in which algorithms promote, rank, or filter information or content; and
(C) the personal identifying information used as inputs to provide information or content.
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