Harmful material
Content deemed harmful to minors, as defined by state law.
How the laws define this
Under the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, references to harmful material consistently center on content that is deemed harmful, inappropriate, or detrimental to the well-being of minors pursuant to Section 11-77-3(d) of the Mississippi Code. Both descriptions establish that applicability hinges on existing state law protections for youth. However, the formulations diverge in how explicitly they articulate the affected content. The first statutory provision details a specific, non-exhaustive list of actionable categories—including content promoting or facilitating suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, substance abuse, physical violence, online bullying, grooming, trafficking, child pornography, sexual exploitation, or other similar harms. In contrast, the second summary formulation of the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act frames the category more broadly and generally, relying on a high-level reference to content deemed detrimental to minor well-being under state law without listing individual categories of prohibited material.
Synthesised from the 2 statutory definitions below. Each one is quoted in full, with its source.
Definitions (2)
Material deemed harmful to minors under Section 11-77-3(d) of the Mississippi Code, including content that promotes or facilitates suicide, self-harm, eating disorders, substance abuse, physical violence, online bullying, grooming, trafficking, child pornography, sexual exploitation, or other similar harms.
The Act defines 'harmful material' by reference to Section 11-77-3(d) of the Mississippi Code, indicating content that is deemed inappropriate or detrimental to the well-being of minors under existing state law. [cite: 2 (from previous search)]
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