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<section article="gcl" article_name="Commercial Law" number="14-3701" title_number="14" title_name="Miscellaneous Consumer Protection Provisions" subtitle_number="37" subtitle_name="Online Child Safety Act">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Child” means an individual under the age of 18 years.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“Computer network” means the computer network commonly known as the Internet and any other local, regional, or global computer network that is similar to or is a predecessor of or successor to the Internet.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Internet” means the international computer network of both federal and nonfederal interoperable packet–switched data networks.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Internet access provider” means a provider that offers directly to residential customers an interactive computer service to obtain access to the Internet in exchange for consideration, such as through a paid subscription or through an agreement to view specific advertising or other content.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Internet access provider” does not include a library or educational institution that operates or offers an interactive computer service to obtain access to the Internet.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <level label="1">
      <text>“Interactive computer service” means an information service, system, or access software provider that provides or enables computer access by multiple users to a computer service.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>“Interactive computer service” includes a service or system that provides access to the Internet and systems operated or services offered by a library or educational institution.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Parental control” means a product or service to control the access of a child to the Internet.</text>
  </level>
</section>
