A decision by the last of a federal judge, has put into question aspects of the law of negotiable " handbook of Texas online on social media, well-known as a SCOPE (the Provision for Children on the internet through the Enforcement of the Parents). The decision, which follows an appeal by the teams in the industry, the technology, stating that the companies in the social media could not be forced to block certain types of content to a minor.
The decision of the united states: social media does not need to filter the content that can be potentially harmful to minors,
At the core of the decision is concerned with the application of the Act's SCOPE for the companies in social media in order to “prevent the display of a little known, towards the materials and harmful,” including content that “thee” vetëdëmtimin, and the abuse of the substance of the law.
The judge ruled that the state could not be set arbitrarily to prevent the young people to discuss the specific topics in the internet, even if they are considered to be sensitive or controversial, if on the discussion of these fall within the freedom of speech protected by the First Amendment. The judge criticised the treatment of the early and ideologjikisht used in the law of Florida to determine what speech should be banned, arguing that it was unconstitutional for the limit too much free speech.
In essence, the decision reiterates that freedom of expression, the youth must be protected also in the internet, and that a state may not choose arbitrarily the question of the protection of the ban on the basis of the assessment of the political and moral implications.
Some aspects of the law and still in force
Despite the refusal of some of the key points, and the judge upheld the other aspects of the SCOPE, including the requirements of the verification of the age, and the prohibition of the advertising of a group of young people. However, the NetChoice, a group of industry and technology, which opposed the law, and argued that the measures, as well as the Act of a jurisdiction require that the large companies in the technology, to increase the amount of data that they collect from the young people.
National context: a trend on the rise
The law of Texas is a part of a trend in all over the country, with the number of states that seek to regulate the way that the platforms of the social media handle, users of the infant. New York has adopted recently are two separate laws that restrict the collection of data about a user in your teenage years, and require the express consent of the parent of the entry in the properties that are “addictive” as well as the resources algoritmike.
She has also approved a measure related to the pending signature of the governor, requesting that the companies in the social media, to limit the notifications to be a minor, and to prevent them aksesojnë algorithms “addictive”.
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