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Texas, United StatesEnacted (2023); enforcement paused (injunction)

Texas Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act (TX SCOPE Act)

Texas law requiring parental consent for minors to access social media, with age verification requirements and monitoring provisions for platforms serving minors.

Compliance Coverage5/6

What TX SCOPE Act Requires

Key provisions of Texas Securing Children Online through Parental Empowerment Act

Verifiable Parental Consent

Social media platforms must obtain verifiable parental consent before allowing any minor under 18 to create or maintain an account. Consent must be obtained through commercially reasonable methods.

Age Verification Requirement

Platforms must implement age verification mechanisms for all users. Methods may include government ID verification, database checks, or other commercially reasonable means.

Parental Monitoring Tools

Platforms must provide parents and guardians with tools to monitor their child's activity on the platform, including content viewed, contacts, and time spent.

Content Filtering for Minors

Platforms must implement content filtering systems that prevent minors from accessing content that is harmful, obscene, or otherwise inappropriate for their age group.

Texas AG Enforcement

The Texas Attorney General has exclusive enforcement authority. The law currently faces a federal court injunction on First Amendment grounds, with enforcement paused pending appeal.

How Phosra Helps

TX SCOPE Act provisions mapped to Phosra features

Each TX SCOPE Act requirement is addressed by a specific Phosra capability. Integrate once, and your platform is covered.

Age verification

Age Gate

age_gate

The age_gate rule enforces age verification on connected platforms, ensuring minor accounts are properly identified and subject to appropriate restrictions.

REST API — Enforce age verification
bash
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
    "rules": ["age_gate"],
    "platforms": ["instagram", "tiktok", "discord"]
  }'

Parental monitoring tools

Activity Monitoring

monitoring_activity

The monitoring_activity rule enables platform-level activity tracking with reports visible to parents through the Phosra dashboard, satisfying SCOPE's monitoring requirements.

REST API — Activity monitoring report
bash
curl -G https://api.phosra.com/v1/children/ch_emma_01/activity \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -d "period=7d"

Content filtering

Web Filter Level

web_filter_level

The web_filter_level rule sets age-appropriate filtering strictness across connected platforms, preventing minors from encountering harmful content.

REST API — Set content filter level
bash
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "child_id": "ch_emma_01",
    "rules": ["web_filter_level"],
    "config": {
      "filter_level": "strict",
      "categories_blocked": ["adult", "violence", "gambling"]
    },
    "platforms": ["youtube", "tiktok", "instagram"]
  }'

Parental consent model

Parent Account Ownership

Phosra's parent-managed account model ensures all child profiles are created by a verified parent, providing verifiable parental consent for platform access.

REST API — Verify parental consent
bash
curl -G https://api.phosra.com/v1/families/fam_7xK2m/consent-status \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -d "law=tx_scope"

Cross-platform enforcement

Multi-Platform Policy Engine

A single SCOPE compliance policy enforces age verification, monitoring, and content filtering simultaneously across Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube, and Discord.

REST API — SCOPE batch enforcement
bash
curl -X POST https://api.phosra.com/v1/enforcement/batch \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer sk_live_..." \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "children": ["ch_emma_01"],
    "rules": ["age_gate", "monitoring_activity",
              "web_filter_level"],
    "platforms": ["instagram", "tiktok",
                  "snapchat", "youtube", "discord"]
  }'

Coverage Assessment

TX SCOPE Act compliance checklist

Compliance Coverage

Verifiable parental consent for minor accountsParent account ownership verification
Age verification implementedage_gate rule category
Parental monitoring tools availablemonitoring_activity + dashboard reports
Content filtering for minor accountsweb_filter_level rule category
Enforcement audit trailEnforcement job logging with timestamps
Platform-specific compliance documentationPer-platform compliance reports (planned)

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