1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Kids Online Safety Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions. Sec. 3. Duty of care. Sec. 4. Safeguards for minors. Sec. 5. Disclosure. Sec. 6. Transparency. Sec. 7. Independent research on social media and minors. Sec. 8. Market research. Sec. 9. Age verification study and report. Sec. 10. Guidance. Sec. 11. Enforcement. Sec. 12. Kids online safety council. Sec. 13. Filter bubble transparency requirements. Sec. 14. Effective date. Sec. 15. Rules of construction and other matters. Sec. 16. Severability. 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Child The term child means an individual who is under the age of 13. (2) Compulsive usage The term compulsive usage means any response stimulated by external factors that causes an individual to engage in repetitive behavior reasonably likely to cause psychological distress, loss of control, anxiety, or depression. (3) Covered platform (A) In general The term covered platform means an online platform, online video game, messaging application, or video streaming service that connects to the internet and that is used, or is reasonably likely to be used, by a minor. (B) Exceptions The term covered platform does not include— (i) an entity acting in its capacity as a provider of— (I) a common carrier service subject to the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) and all Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto; (II) a broadband internet access service (as such term is defined for purposes of section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation); (III) an email service; (IV) a teleconferencing or video conferencing service that allows reception and transmission of audio and video signals for real-time communication, provided that— (aa) is not an online platform, including a social media service or social network