Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00852:section:13
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2024C00852
Segment Type: section
Provision Reference: s 13
Character Range: 40942–42471

13  Social media service
 (1) For the purposes of this Act, social media service means:
 (a) an electronic service that satisfies the following conditions:
 (i) the sole or primary purpose of the service is to enable online social interaction between 2 or more end‑users;
 (ii) the service allows end‑users to link to, or interact with, some or all of the other end‑users;
 (iii) the service allows end‑users to post material on the service;
 (iv) such other conditions (if any) as are set out in the legislative rules; or
 (b) an electronic service specified in the legislative rules;
but does not include an exempt service (as defined by subsection (4)).
Note: Online social interaction does not include (for example) online business interaction.
 (2) For the purposes of subparagraph (1)(a)(i), online social interaction includes online interaction that enables end‑users to share material for social purposes.
Note: Social purposes does not include (for example) business purposes.
 (3) In determining whether the condition set out in subparagraph (1)(a)(i) is satisfied, disregard any of the following purposes:
 (a) the provision of advertising material on the service;
 (b) the generation of revenue from the provision of advertising material on the service.

Exempt services
 (4) For the purposes of this section, a service is an exempt service if:
 (a) none of the material on the service is accessible to, or delivered to, one or more end‑users in Australia; or
 (b) the service is specified in the legislative rules.