AB 1687 Summary

• Prohibits commercial online entertainment employment service providers from publishing a subscriber's date of birth or age information in online profiles or sharing it with other websites for publication purposes.

• Requires providers to remove age and date of birth information from public view within 5 days of a subscriber's request, including on any companion websites under the provider's control.

• Exempts providers from violations if they allow public users to upload or modify content without prior review, unless the subscriber first requests removal of age information.

• Defines "commercial online entertainment employment service provider" as entities that possess and make publicly available age/birth date information about individuals in television, film, and video game industries.

• Applies to providers that enter contractual agreements with individual subscribers who pay fees or receive compensation in exchange for employment services like posting resumes and photographs.