Internet-Connected Devices and Internet Service Providers - Default Filtering of Obscene Content (Maryland Online Child Protection Act)
What this bill does
Prohibiting a person from selling an Internet-connected device that is intended for minors unless the device is sold with a certain filter, certain privacy settings, and other features; making a violation of the prohibition an unfair, abusive, or deceptive trade practice that is subject to the enforcement and penalties under the Maryland Consumer Protection Act; requiring that preference be given to certain grant applications that include the use of broadband providers that implement the use of certain filters; etc.
Analysis reads the bill text, the fiscal note, and the witness list. It is generated by Claude and reviewed by nobody, so check the source documents before you rely on it.
Testimony (26)
MGA witness list| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Cairns, Peggy | Maryland Coalition Against Pornography | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Trimbath, Jeffreylobbyist | Maryland Family Institute | Oral |
| FAV | Hirsch, Victoria | National Center on Sexual Exploitation | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Staggers, Ashley | National Center on Sexual Exploitation | Oral |
| FAV | Saint-George, Esq., Jo | Women of Color For Equal Justice | Oral |
| FAV | Adelaide, Katherine | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Harris, Mrs. | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Henson, Delegate | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Muse, Senator Muselegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wiggins, Deasia | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | mcavoy, vince | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Rodell, Jordanlobbyist | Computer & Communications Industry Association | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bos, Amy | NetChoice | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Kaplowitz, Richard KAP | Year | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Arshavsky, Svetlana | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Love, William | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Meyerovich, Mark | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Volkmar, Leslie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | durkin, margaretlobbyist | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FWA | Muse, C. Anthony | Senator Muse | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Ward, Lindsay | MD Chesapeake Chapter of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) | Position only |
| INFO | Price, Sarahlobbyist | Maryland Retailers Alliance | Oral |
| INFO | Chestnut, Annie | The Heritage Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | Sorell, Holly | Individual | Position only |