Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 78B > Chapter 3 > Part 11 - Harm to Minors by Algorithmically Curated Social Media Service

• Account holder: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-71-101. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Adverse mental health outcome: includes depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts or behaviors, and self-harm thoughts or behaviors. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Algorithmically curated social media service: means a social media service that drives user engagement primarily through the use of:
       (3)(a) a curation algorithm; and
       (3)(b) engagement driven design elements. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Content: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-71-101. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Curation algorithm: means a computational process or set of rules used by a social media platform that determines, influences, or personalizes, designed to encourage prolonged or frequent engagement:
            (5)(a)(i) the content a user views;
            (5)(a)(ii) the order in which content is displayed;
            (5)(a)(iii) how prominently content is displayed; or
            (5)(a)(iv) the manner in which content is displayed. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Engagement driven design elements: means :
       (6)(a) autoplay features that continuously play content without requiring user interaction;
       (6)(b) scroll or pagination that loads additional content as long as the user continues scrolling; or
       (6)(c) push notifications. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Excessive use: means the use of a social media service by a minor to an extent that the use substantially interferes with the minor's normal functioning in:
       (7)(a) academic performance;
       (7)(b) sleep;
       (7)(c) in-person relationships;
       (7)(d) mental health; or
       (7)(e) physical health. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Minor: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-71-101. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Parent: includes a legal guardian. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Social media company: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-71-101. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Social media service: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-71-101. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• User: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-71-101. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101
• Utah minor account holder: means the same as that term is defined in Section 13-71-101. See Utah Code 78B-3-1101