A new law has taken effect in Texas that requires parental approval for a child to create a social media account.

Parts of the SCOPE Act, or House Bill 18, went into effect on Sunday after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott signed the legislation last year.

In a committee hearing last year, Republican state Rep. Shelby Slawson cited threats that unmonitored social media use could pose for children, including cyberbullying and child predators, according to Fox 4.

“A Texas teenager was rescued from a shed in North Carolina where she was being held by a predator who allegedly lured her away by a chat app,” she said.

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However, the law in its current form would not directly flag those types of contacts, Fox 4 reported.

Last week, a judge blocked provisions that would have required social media companies to filter out harmful content. But the judge allowed the requirement for parental consent for children creating an account and the authority for parents to supervise their child’s online activities.

Some social media companies have argued that there are already protections in place to protect children online.

“While we strongly agree with the underlying intent of the bill, we oppose the bill as filed,” Antigone Davis, a spokesperson for Facebook parent company Meta, told Fox 4.

Parts of the SCOPE Act, or House Bill 18, went into effect on Sunday. (Getty Images)

“We’ve built over 30 tools to help young people be safe and have a positive experience on our platform,” Davis added. “We have parental supervision tools, set time limits, and the ability for parents to see who their child is following.”

In the same hearing last year, a Meta representative testified that Facebook and Instagram already have safeguards in place to protect children and that teenagers’ accounts use AI to screen for fake dates of birth being entered to create an account.

Meta also said it blocks targeted ads for a variety of topics on its platforms.

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Some social media companies said that there are already protections in place to protect children online. (Getty Images)

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Brian Dixon, a child psychiatrist with the Texas Medical Association, spoke at the hearing about what he has observed in his young patients regarding the impact of social media on their mental health.

“Now kids have access to all things all the time, and there is no filter. They have no perspective to when they are being advertised and when they are not,” he said.

Courts have blocked similar legislation passed in other states seeking to regulate social media access for young people.

As we head through what should be an interesting and fun Notre Dame Fighting Irish season, I will be compiling and explaining away takes after seeing some WILD OVERREACTIONS to the game. These will mostly come from takes, emotions, and thoughts I see or hear during the games or immediately following games.

On Saturday night, the Irish FINALLY got a marquee road game win to open the season. The game was close, and the team ended up having A TON of tenacity,. imposing a will to win over TAMU. We finally see the Irish succeed in a situation where they would historically fall short. NOT THIS TIME.

Regardless of an awesome win, we see overreactions, both positive and negative, in all Notre Dame games. Here are a few that stood out from those that are mad online (yours truly included).

ND vs. TAMU Online Overreactions

This is one that isn’t necessarily someone mad online in the moment, Our friend, RakesofMallow, points out something that I would say many people had thought of as a part of a kneejerk reaction. Conner Weigman, A&M’s quarterback, did NOT have a good night, but he might not be the true issue. He struggled, but the Notre Dame defense absolutely DOMINATED the whole night. They only gave up one TD late in the game, and they had even the haters recognizing that they were a CFP-caliber defense. Give some props to the defense.

You all hopefully know by now that I will call myself out. I’ll do it here, too. I wasn’t a fan of the Riley Leonard transfer because I thought the Irish had a strong enough QB room already, especially with CJ Carr coming to the team. I was skeptical of Leonard, but he truly seems to get it. Plus, the guy is TOUGH AS NAILS. I do love the way that he plays and understands the culture of the team. Last night, he did struggle at the start, and I fed into the remaining skepticism I had. I have to put that to bed. Things should work itself out especially with how comfortable he will be with the team. Leonard is a true gamer, and he is a great leader, clearly.

We have all seen this, but it is worth noting here because it’s a WAY early overreaction. People thought because it was Kyle Field the Irish would fold and couldn’t win, let alone cover 3 points. Simply: the joke is on all y’all.

See you all next week for overreactions from the NIU game