Texas Business and Commerce Code 509.056 – Use of Algorithms
A digital service provider that uses algorithms to automate the suggestion, promotion, or ranking of information to known minors on the digital service shall:
(1) make a commercially reasonable effort to ensure that the algorithm does not interfere with the digital service provider’s duties under § 509.053; and
(2) disclose in the digital service provider’s terms of service, privacy policy, or similar document, in a clear and accessible manner, an overview of:
(A) the manner in which the digital service uses algorithms to provide information or content;
(B) the manner in which algorithms promote, rank, or filter information or content; and
(C) the personal identifying information used as inputs to provide information or content.
Text of section effective on September 01, 2024