The SCREEN Act mandates interactive computer services to implement technology verification measures to prevent minors from accessing harmful online.
The SCREEN Act, or Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act, requires interactive computer services to adopt technology verification measures to ensure users are not minors and to prevent minors from accessing harmful content. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is tasked with enforcing these measures, issuing guidance, and conducting audits. The Act defines "harmful to minors" content as that which appeals to the prurient interest, is obscene, or is child pornography.
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