United States of America: United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirms Section 230 preemption of Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/HB 18) content-filtering requirement, and vacates injunctions on advertising and age-verification requirements
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirms Section 230 preemption of Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act/HB 18) content-filtering requirement, and vacates injunctions on advertising and age-verification requirements
On 24 July 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled on consolidated appeals concerning the Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (SCOPE Act). The court held that the requirement for digital service pro…
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
judiciary
Government Body
court
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2023-02-23
under deliberation
2023-04-18
under deliberation
2023-04-26
under deliberation
2023-05-28
adopted
2023-06-13
adopted