§ 2449c.
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§ 2449c. Minimum duty of care [Effective January 1, 2027]
(a)A covered business that processes a covered minor’s data in any capacity owes a minimum duty of care to the covered minor.
(b)As used in this subchapter, “a minimum duty of care” means the use of the personal data of a covered minor and the design of an online service, product, or feature will not result in:
(1)reasonably foreseeable emotional distress as defined in 13 V.S.A. § 1061(2) to a covered minor;
(2)reasonably foreseeable compulsive use of the online service, product, or feature by a covered minor; or
(3)discrimination against a covered minor based upon race, ethnicity, sex, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, or national origin.
(c)The content of the media viewed by a covered minor shall not establish emotional distress, compulsive use, or discrimination, as those terms are used in subsection
(b)of this section.
(d)Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a covered business to prevent or preclude a covered minor from accessing or viewing any piece of media or category of media. (Added 2025, No. 63, § 1, eff. January 1, 2027.)