Schedule 3: Timing of providers’ assessments User-to-user services likely to be accessed by children Section 15: User empowerment duties
This section sets out the duties on providers of Category 1 services to provide adult users with "control features" to increase their control over certain categories of content, and features to limit their interaction with non-verified users.
	Under subsection (2) and (3), providers of Category 1 services must, to the extent it is proportionate, have features (defined by subsection (4) as "control features") in place to allow adult users control over certain kinds of content specified in section 16. Section 16 also makes further provision about what is proportionate for this purpose. If a user decides to apply these control features, the service must use systems and processes which either reduce the likelihood of that user seeing the specified kinds of content, or alert that user to the nature of the content.
	Subsection (5) imposes a duty on providers of Category 1 services to ask all registered adult users to confirm, at the earliest possible opportunity, whether they wish to opt in or out of the use of each control feature the service offers. Subsection (6) sets out that providers must continue to seek this confirmation until the user has made a choice for every control feature.
	Subsection (8) requires Category 1 services to publish a summary of the findings of their most recent section 14 assessment in their terms of service.
	Under subsection (9) and (10) providers of Category 1 services must provide users with features to filter out content from non-verified users. If a user applies these features, the service must use systems or processes designed to effectively prevent non-verified users from interacting with that user’s content, and reduce the likelihood of that user encountering content from non-verified users.