Sec. 2. Definitions
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In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. The term communications provider means a consumer-facing communications and information services provider. The term competing communications provider , with respect to a large communications platform provider, means another communications provider offering, or planning to offer, similar products or services to consumers. The term competing communications service , with respect to a large communications platform, means a similar product or service provided by a competing communications provider.
The term custodial third-party agent means an entity that is duly authorized by a user to interact with a large communications platform provider on that user’s behalf to manage the user’s online interactions, content, and account settings. The term interoperability interface means an electronic interface maintained by a large communications platform for purposes of achieving interoperability. The term large communications platform means a product or service provided by a communications provider that— generates income, directly or indirectly, from the collection, processing, sale, or sharing of user data; and has more than 100,000,000 monthly active users in the United States.
The term large communications platform provider means a communications provider that provides, manages, or controls a large communications platform. The term user data means information that is— collected directly by a communications provider; and linked, or reasonably linkable, to a specific person. The term user data does not include information that is rendered unusable, unreadable, de-identified, or anonymized.