What is the SCOPE Act? New law expected to take effect Sunday aims to add extra layer of protection to kids online
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The new SCOPE Act takes effect this Sunday, adding protections for kids online through age verification and stricter marketplace regulations but one non-profit is challenging it. Will a judge block it? #OnlineSafety #ConsumerProtection #SCOPEAct

“The SCOPE Act takes effect this Sunday, Sept. 1, and will require everyone to verify their age for social media.”

So how does this work with Lemmy? Is anyone in Texas just banned, is there some sort of third party ID service lined up…for every instance, lol.

But seriously, how does Lemmy (or the fediverse as a whole) comply? Is there some way it just doesn’t need to?

  • FarFarAway@lemmy.worldOP
    2·
    1 year ago

    Maybe someone is better equip to answer this question. As far as I understand, it is up to the social media company, as it is operating in the state. Sort of the way the corporate office of a national grocery store can be sued.

    https://www.texaspolicy.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023-05-BillAnalysis-HB18-Updated.pdf

    First, it prohibits digital service providers from entering into an agreement with a known minor unless they have verifiable parental consent.

    It seems its up to whomever is registering the account. If the person is under 18 they see a scrubbed version, of the person is over 18 they have full access. I’m not sure an ISP has control like that. I could be wrong.

    I know with pornhub, the ISP didn’t block the site, pornhub itself did.

      • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        11·
        1 year ago

        Pretty sure it doesn’t work that way. Look at what happened to Binance; not a US website, not technically allowing US customers, still successfully prosecuted by the US government for not doing enough to prevent people in the US from using it.

          • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
            11·
            1 year ago

            The difference between what the laws are trying to enforce is a different issue though. The point is a website can be prosecuted just for being accessible when what it offers is against local laws.

              • chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com
                11·
                1 year ago

                So your claim is that states specifically don’t have this authority, only the federal government? What’s your reason for thinking this?

                edit: Here’s an example showing that they do: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Dakota_v._Wayfair%2C_Inc.

                There’s also laws like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Consumer_Privacy_Act

                The businesses that the CCPA refers to do not need to be physically present in California. As long as the business is active in the state and meets the requirements, they are considered to be under the CCPA

                A number of state based internet regulation laws have recently run into trouble in courts, but that’s because of First Amendment concerns, not questions over whether merely being accessible to state residents gives jurisdiction to enforce them, which afaik it does.