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§ 20916. Direction to the Attorney General
(a) Requirement that sex offenders provide certain Internet related information to sex offender registries
(b) Timeliness of reporting of information
(c) Nondisclosure to general public
(d) Notice to sex offenders of new requirements
(e) Definitions
(1) Of “social networking website”As used in this Act, the term “social networking website”—
(A) means an Internet website—
(i) that allows users, through the creation of web pages or profiles or by other means, to provide information about themselves that is available to the public or to other users; and
(ii) that offers a mechanism for communication with other users where such users are likely to include a substantial number of minors; and
(iii) whose primary purpose is to facilitate online social interactions; and
(B) includes any contractors or agents used by the website to act on behalf of the website in carrying out the purposes of this Act.
(2) Of “Internet identifiers”
(3) Other terms
(Pub. L. 110–400, § 2, Oct. 13, 2008, 122 Stat. 4224.)