Texas SCOPE act takes effect Sunday. How does Lemmy comply? - eviltoast
What is the SCOPE Act? New law expected to take effect Sunday aims to add extra layer of protection to kids online
www.click2houston.com
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?

  • abff08f4813c@j4vcdedmiokf56h3ho4t62mlku.srv.us
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    3 months ago

    the ISP didn’t block the site,

    And from the article you posted at the beginning, perhaps the ISP can’t be required to do that. At least it’s not list as an explicit remedy. Others are suggesting that Texas might block the site from being accessible from within Texas, but there’s nothing in the law itself that suggests Texas would legally do this.

    Basically it reads like that they’re restricted to whatever the existing office of the AG of Texas could have already done in terms of enforcement powers, which is largely fines.

    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.

    Or, like, not allow registration for under 18s at all, I suppose.

    I’m not sure an ISP has control like that. I could be wrong.

    No, you are right. The site itself must comply.

    • FarFarAway@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      Or, like, not allow registration for under 18s at all, I suppose.

      Problem is, one would still have to find a way to verify the registrant is over 18.