{"id":191963,"date":"2025-04-19T02:44:24","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T02:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/bills-to-protect-minors-online-pass-in-the-senate\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T02:44:24","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T02:44:24","slug":"bills-to-protect-minors-online-pass-in-the-senate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=191963","title":{"rendered":"Bills to protect minors online pass in the Senate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Alabama Senate passed two bills, SB186 and SB187, both sponsored by Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SB186 aims to establish that, starting Jan. 1, 2027, all new smartphones or tablets made and sold must have a built-in content filter that automatically blocks obscene content when the user is identified as a minor. The legislation defines \u201cobscenity\u201d using language from existing Alabama code and applies specifically to internet-connected devices such as smartphones and tablets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAs a society have long, long, long protected our children from these type materials. What we want to do today is simply protect them from these type materials in a digital sense,\u201d said Chambliss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If the person setting up the device is a minor, the filter would automatically turn on during activation. Only someone with a password would be able to turn it off or back on. The bill also includes language making any person, other than a parent or guardian, civilly liable if they knowingly enable the password to disable the filter on a minor\u2019s device and the minor subsequently accesses obscene content.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Manufacturers, not retailers, would also be held civilly liable. If a device activated in Alabama lacks the required filtering features and a minor accesses obscene material, the manufacturer could face fines of up to $5,000 per violation, with a maximum aggregate penalty of $50,000. The bill also allows Alabama\u2019s Attorney General to seek injunctions, subpoena information during investigations, and pursue the revocation of a company\u2019s license to operate in the state for noncompliance.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cSurely we\u2019ve put laws on the books about this before now. We have but those laws were written at a time that we didn\u2019t have a supercomputer in our pockets,\u201d said Chambliss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">SB187, also called the App Store Accountability Act, would impose a range of requirements on app store providers and developers to better protect minors online. App store providers would be required to verify users\u2019 ages and link minor accounts to verified parent accounts. They would also need to obtain parental consent before allowing minors to download or purchase apps or make in-app purchases.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-ad-wrap\"><span class=\"zox-ad-label\">Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bill mandates that providers notify users, including parents of minors, when an app changes, such as changes to data collection, monetization or user experience, and obtain renewed parental consent. Developers must inform app stores of these changes and can only use age data for legal compliance, safety or age-related restrictions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Both app store providers and developers would be prohibited from enforcing contracts with minors unless parental consent has been verified. They would also be barred from misrepresenting information in consent disclosures or sharing personal age verification data, except as required by law.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe have access to information from all over the world. Good information, helpful information, useful information, information that makes our lives better. But in this fallen world that we live in, we also have those that use good for bad,\u201d said Chambliss.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If passed, SB187 will take effect on Oct. 1, 2026. The bill goes on to the House for consideration. SB186 has been referred to the House Commerce and Small Business Committee.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Alabama Senate passed two bills, SB186 and SB187, both sponsored by Sen. Clyde Chambliss, R-Prattville.\u00a0 SB186 aims to establish that, starting Jan. 1, 2027, all new smartphones or tablets made and sold must have a built-in content filter that automatically blocks obscene content when the user is identified as a minor. 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