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United States of America: House of Representatives passed South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act (H 3431) including design requirement

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House of Representatives passed South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act (H 3431) including design requirement

On 20 February 2025, the House of Representatives passed the South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act (H 3431) and sent it to the South Carolina Senate. The Bill would establish a chapter entitled “Age-Appropriate Code Design”, applicable to cover…

Scope

Policy Area
Design and testing standards
Policy Instrument
Design requirement
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2025-01-14
under deliberation

On 14 January 2025, the South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act (H 3431) was introduced to the S…

2025-02-20
under deliberation

On 20 February 2025, the House of Representatives passed the South Carolina Social Media Regulation…

2026-01-21
adopted

On 21 January 2026, the South Carolina Senate adopted the South Carolina Social Media Regulation Ac…

2026-02-05
in force

On 5 February 2026, the Governor signed the South Carolina Social Media Regulation Act (Act No. 96)…