United States of America: Amended Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/ HB 18) introducing service access restrictions
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Amended Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/ HB 18) introducing service access restrictions
On 18 April 2023, the Texas House of Representatives amended the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/ HB 18) to introduce new provisions on service access restrictions. Specifically, the amended bill prohibits digital service providers from entering into agreements, including terms of service, user agreement, and user account creation agreements, with minors without the consent of their parent or guardian.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Authorisation, registration and licensing
Policy Instrument
Age verification requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
online advertising provider, platform intermediary: user-generated content, streaming service provider, platform intermediary: e-commerce, software provider: app stores, search service provider, software provider: other software, messaging service provider, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
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2023-04-18
under deliberation
2023-04-26
under deliberation
2023-05-28
adopted