Shielding Children's Retinas from Egregious Exposure on the Net Act (SCREEN Act) (SCREEN Act)
Federal device-level + ISP-level age verification for online pornography access. Targets the gap that state-level porn-AV laws (TX HB 1181, LA Act 440) only address platform compliance — SCREEN Act extends the requirement device-side and ISP-side.
Key Provisions
What SCREEN Act requires
Requires device-level age verification before browsers and operating systems can render pornographic content
Requires ISP-level filtering controls so internet service providers can enforce age-based access at the network edge
Closes the gap left by state-level porn-AV laws that only reach platform operators by adding device and ISP duties
Federal preemption of conflicting state device/ISP-level rules and FTC enforcement authority
Rule Categories Covered
Phosra enforcement categories for SCREEN Act
Adult-Site Age Verification
access controlRequires sites serving content harmful to minors to verify 18+ via an accredited method — verify, decide, discard; no ID retention.
Web Filter Level
contentSets the overall web filtering strictness level from permissive to highly restrictive.
Age Gate
access controlEnforces age verification requirements and restricts access to age-inappropriate content or features.
Platforms Affected
Platforms covered by SCREEN Act
MCP Enforcement
Enforce SCREEN Act with a single API call
// Enforce SCREEN Act compliance
tool: trigger_child_enforcement
input: {
child_id: "ch_emma_01",
law: "FED_SCREEN_ACT",
rules: [
"adult_site_av_required",
"web_filter_level",
"age_gate"]
}
→ browsers enforcement applied ✓
→ ISP enforcement applied ✓
→ DNS providers enforcement applied ✓
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