Judge Blocks Part of Texas Online Child Safety Law Over Free Speech Concerns

Published on September 2, 2024

A federal judge has issued a ruling that partially blocks a Texas law designed to protect minors from harmful content online, citing free speech concerns. U.S. District Judge Robert Pitman issued a ruling on Aug. 30 that blocks the “monitoring and filtering” provisions of the Securing Children Online Through Parental Empowerment (SCOPE) Act. His decision came just before the law was slated to take effect on Sept. 1. The SCOPE Act, signed into law last year, aimed to impose strict requirements on digital platforms, particularly large social media networks. Specifically, it required online platforms to implement age verification methods, restrict data collection and sharing of minors’ personal information, prevent financial transactions by minors, filter content deemed harmful or obscene, and offer parental controls for supervising minors’ online activities....

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