(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Child” means an individual under the age of 18 years. (c) “Computer network” means the computer network commonly known as the Internet and any other local, regional, or global computer network that is similar to or is a predecessor of or successor to the Internet. (d) “Internet” […]
It is the intent of the General Assembly that this subtitle promote the dissemination of qualifying parental controls for the protection of children in the State subject to appropriate and beneficial oversight by their parents and families.
This subtitle applies to an Internet access provider that knows or has reason to know that a subscriber currently resides in the State.
(a) (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, an Internet access provider shall make a parental control that satisfies the requirements of this section available to each subscriber in the State. (2) The Internet access provider may not be required to provide a parental control that is not reasonably and commercially available for the technology that the […]
(a) The Internet access provider shall make available to the subscriber, at or near the time of subscription, a parental control that satisfies the requirements of § 14–3704 of this subtitle. (b) The Internet access provider may make the parental control available to the subscriber either directly or through a link to a third party. (c) The Internet […]
This subtitle may be cited as the Online Child Safety Act.
