; and (3) disclose all relevant facts to the independent third-party conducting the audit, and not misrepresent in any manner, expressly or by implication, any relevant fact. (f) Privacy safeguards (1) In general In issuing the public reports required under this section, a covered platform shall take steps to safeguard the privacy of its users, including ensuring that data is presented in a de-identified, aggregated format such that it is not reasonably linkable to any user. (2) Rule of construction This section shall not be construed to require the disclosure of information that will lead to material vulnerabilities for the privacy of users or the security of a covered platform’s service or create a significant risk of the violation of Federal or State law. (3) Definition of de-identified As used in this subsection, the term de-identified means data that does not identify and is not linked or reasonably linkable to a device that is linked or reasonably linkable to an individual, regardless of whether the information is aggregated. (g) Location The public reports required under this section should be posted by a covered platform on an easy to find location on a publicly available website. 106. Research on social media and minors (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (2) National academy The term National Academy means the National Academy of Sciences. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (b) Research on social media harms Not later than 12 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall seek to enter into a contract with the National Academy, under which the National Academy shall conduct no less than 5 scientific, comprehensive studies and reports on the risk of harms to minors by use of social media and other online platforms, including in English and non-English languages. (c) Matters To be addressed In contracting with the National Academy, the Commission, in consultation with