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?

  • WhyJiffieEnglish
    1·
    3 months ago

    I was going to argue that your account is publicly viewable, but I realized that you may still be right. This depends on their definition of what is a user.

    Same with semi-public. May even be used for anything that is not public but they don’t like it.

    • tyler@programming.dev
      3·
      3 months ago

      The law literally is so broad it applies to every website on the planet with a comment section. This will be struck down immediately.