Rights & Ethics

Known minor

A user the provider knows is under 18 years old.

Definitions (2)

A child who is younger than eighteen years of age, has not had the disabilities of minority removed for general purposes, and whom the digital service provider knows to be a minor for purposes of applying the Act's protections and restrictions.

A 'known minor' refers to a child who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who has registered their age with a digital service provider. This term is central to the Act's provisions regarding age-specific protections and consent requirements. [cite: 2 (from previous search)]