Bill > S5259

This bill, the Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act (SCREEN Act), requires certain interactive computer services that host or provide pornographic content to adopt and operate technology verification measures to ensure that users of the platform are not minors. The bill defines key terms like "covered platform" and "harmful to minors," and requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish standards and metrics for the required verification technology. The bill also imposes civil penalties for non-compliance and empowers the FCC to seek court orders to restrict or prohibit the operation of non-compliant platforms within the United States. The overall goal is to protect minors from accessing online pornographic content, which Congress finds has had harmful psychological effects on young people.