{
  "batch": "364-mississippi-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator",
  "articles": [
    {
      "id": "learn_r364_mississippi_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creator_364_mississippi_age_verification_as_it_lands_on_a_creat",
      "category": "Safety",
      "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act (HB 1224, 2026): Platform duty not to deceive about harms to minors",
      "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] From July 1, 2026 a covered interactive computer service provider may not falsely represent that its service is safe or non-addictive for minors; the Attorney General may seek up to $10,000 per instance.",
      "body": "From July 1, 2026 a covered interactive computer service provider may not falsely represent that its service is safe or non-addictive for minors; the Attorney General may seek up to $10,000 per instance.\n\nWhat Mississippi Legislature (bill text) actually says:\n\n“a covered interactive computer service provider shall not, in connection with offering covered interactive computer services to a minor, or to a minor's parent or legal guardian for use by the minor, knowingly make any false or misleading oral or written statement, visual description or other representation regarding the covered interactive computer service that may, tends to, or does deceive or mislead any person”\n\nNote: Enacted 2026 (approved by Governor after conference); effective July 1, 2026.",
      "source_type": "official",
      "source_link": "https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2026/html/HB/1200-1299/HB1224SG.htm",
      "last_verified": "2026-10-18",
      "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE",
      "source_tier": "A",
      "source_publisher": "Mississippi Legislature (bill text)",
      "evidence_quote": "a covered interactive computer service provider shall not, in connection with offering covered interactive computer services to a minor, or to a minor's parent or legal guardian for use by the minor, knowingly make any false or misleading oral or written statement, visual description or other representation regarding the covered interactive computer service that may, tends to, or does deceive or mislead any person",
      "volatility": "medium",
      "from_batch": "364-mississippi-age-verification-as-it-lands-on-a-creator",
      "subject": "Mississippi Keeping Kids Safe Online Act (HB 1224, 2026)",
      "topic": "Platform duty not to deceive about harms to minors",
      "applies_to_country": "US",
      "applies_to_scope": "MS",
      "tags": {
        "lane": "any",
        "stage": "setting_up",
        "region": [
          "us-ms"
        ],
        "platform": "any",
        "topic": [
          "unclassified"
        ],
        "explicitness": "any"
      },
      "verification": {
        "status": "failed",
        "label": "Unverified - being checked",
        "reasons": [
          "legal_fetch_over_cap",
          "deferred_state_uncorroborated:us-ms"
        ],
        "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z"
      }
    }
  ]
}