Section 6-54-147 - Prohibited regulation of online marketplace(a) As used in this section, "online marketplace" means a person or entity that: (1) Provides for consideration, regardless of whether the consideration is deducted as a fee from the transaction, an online application, software, website, system, or other medium, through which a good or service in this state is advertised or offered to the public as available; and(2) Directly or indirectly provides or maintains a platform for goods or services by performing the following:(A) Providing a payment system that facilitates a transaction between two (2) platform users;(B) Transmitting or otherwise communicating the offer or acceptance of a transaction between two (2) platform users;(C) Owning or operating the infrastructure, whether electronic or physical, or technology that brings two (2) or more users together;(D) Providing a virtual currency that users are allowed or required to use to transact; or(E) Providing software development or research and development activities related to any of the activities described in this subdivision (a)(2).(b) A municipality shall not: (1) Regulate the operation of an online marketplace; or(2) Require an online marketplace to provide personally identifiable information of users without an administrative subpoena or court order.Added by 2021 Tenn. Acts, ch. 339, s 2, eff. 5/4/2021.