Bill > SB2398

This bill requires large commercial online platforms, websites, and applications with at least ten million monthly users in the United States that permit material harmful to minors and do not effectively verify users' ages to implement a content moderation system. This system must allow users to report material harmful to minors that is not properly marked or age-restricted, acknowledge reports within 48 hours, and take action within seven business days, such as removing the content, restricting access through age verification, or providing a clear explanation for inaction. These platforms must also provide a clear reporting mechanism that allows anonymous reporting, provides tracking identifiers, allows users to check report status, and does not require an account to submit a report. Additionally, covered platforms must publish semi-annual transparency reports detailing the number of reports received, actions taken, and average response times, and provide these reports to the attorney general. Parents or legal guardians can sue a platform if their minor child accesses material harmful to minors that was not properly age-restricted, and the platform had a pattern of systematically failing to act on prior reports of similar material. The attorney general also has enforcement authority, including seeking penalties for non-compliance. The bill defines "material harmful to minors" as described in existing law and "effective age verification" as methods like requiring government ID, using facial age estimation technology, or other systems that reasonably assure users are 18 or older. The bill exempts certain services like internet providers, search engines, and news organizations, and clarifies that platforms are not liable if they have reasonable systems in place to comply and act within required timeframes, nor does it require proactive monitoring of all content or override First Amendment rights.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2398&ga=114