United States of America: Signed Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/ HB 18) including content moderation regulation
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Signed Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/ HB 18) including content moderation regulation
On 13 June 2023, the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/ HB 18), including content moderation regulation, was signed into law by the Governor of Texas. The Act would impose a duty on digital service providers to pre…
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
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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2023-02-23
under deliberation
2023-04-18
under deliberation
2023-04-26
under deliberation
2023-05-28
adopted