SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COMMERCIAL USE BY SOCIAL 
MEDIA SERVICES OF UPLOADED SELF-IM-
AGES OF MINORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A provider of a social media serv-
ice may not intentionally or knowingly use for a commer-
cial purpose a self-image uploaded to such service by a 
minor. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Federal Trade Commission 
may promulgate regulations under section 553 of title 5, 
United States Code, to implement this section. 
SEC. 3. APPLICATION AND ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) GENERAL APPLICATION.—The requirements of 
section 2 and the regulations promulgated under such sec-
tion apply, according to their terms, to those persons, 
partnerships, and corporations over which the Federal 
Trade Commission has authority pursuant to section 
5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 
45(a)(2)). 
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of section 2 or a regulation pro-
mulgated under such section shall be treated as an 
unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of a 
regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal 
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Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) re-
garding unfair or deceptive acts or practices. 
(2) POWERS
OF
COMMISSION.—The Federal 
Trade Commission shall enforce section 2 and the 
regulations promulgated under such section in the 
same manner, by the same means, and with the 
same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all 
applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incor-
porated into and made a part of this Act. Any per-
son who violates section 2 or a regulation promul-
gated under such section shall be subject to the pen-
alties and entitled to the privileges and immunities 
provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act. 
(c) ENFORCEMENT
BY STATE ATTORNEYS GEN-
ERAL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the at-
torney general of a State, or an official or agency of 
a State, has reason to believe that an interest of the 
residents of such State has been or is threatened or 
adversely affected by an act or practice in violation 
of section 2 or a regulation promulgated under such 
section, the State, as parens patriae, may bring a 
civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in 
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an appropriate State court or an appropriate district 
court of the United States to— 
(A) enjoin such act or practice; 
(B) enforce compliance with such section 
or such regulation; 
(C) obtain damages, restitution, or other 
compensation on behalf of residents of the 
State; or 
(D) obtain such other legal and equitable 
relief as the court may consider to be appro-
priate. 
(2) NOTICE.—Before filing an action under this 
subsection, the attorney general, official, or agency 
of the State involved shall provide to the Federal 
Trade Commission a written notice of such action 
and a copy of the complaint for such action. If the 
attorney general, official, or agency determines that 
it is not feasible to provide the notice described in 
this paragraph before the filing of the action, the at-
torney general, official, or agency shall provide writ-
ten notice of the action and a copy of the complaint 
to the Federal Trade Commission immediately upon 
the filing of the action. 
(3) AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL TRADE COMMIS-
SION.—On receiving notice under paragraph (2) of 
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an action under this subsection, the Federal Trade 
Commission shall have the right— 
(A) to intervene in the action; 
(B) upon so intervening, to be heard on all 
matters arising therein; and 
(C) to file petitions for appeal. 
(4) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes of 
bringing a civil action under this subsection, nothing 
in this Act shall be construed to prevent an attorney 
general, official, or agency of a State from exercising 
the powers conferred on the attorney general, offi-
cial, or agency by the laws of such State to conduct 
investigations, administer oaths and affirmations, or 
compel the attendance of witnesses or the production 
of documentary and other evidence. 
SEC. 4. EFFECT ON STATE LAW. 
Nothing in this Act preempts any provision of law 
of a State or a political subdivision of a State that is more 
protective with respect to commercial use of self-images 
uploaded by minors to social media services. 
SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) 
SELF-IMAGE.—The 
term 
‘‘self-image’’ 
means, with respect to an individual, an image that 
depicts the individual. 
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(2) SOCIAL MEDIA SERVICE.—The term ‘‘social 
media service’’ means any online service that allows 
an individual to upload, store, and manage personal 
content in order to share the content with other in-
dividuals. 
SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This Act shall take effect on the date that is 6 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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