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Senate advances device-filtering bill to automatically block explicit content on phones activated for children
Summary
Senators moved a second substitute of SB104, requiring devices activated for children to enable content filters by default; sponsor Sen. Wyler said the measure aims to shield minors from obscene material and reduce parental burden to find and activate filters. The bill cleared its procedural votes and was set for third reading.
Senators read and advanced second substitute Senate Bill 104, which would require smartphones and similar devices to enable content filters automatically when the device is activated for a child. Senator Wyler, the bill’s sponsor, told colleagues that manufacturers often ship devices with filtering options but those settings are not automatically enabled and can take many steps to activate.
"When the phone is activated, based on the information that it's for a child, we…
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