A bill to amend the South Carolina Code of Laws by adding Section 63-5-380 so as to prohibit operators of internet-based applications from using "automated decision systems" to place content on social media platforms for users under the age of eighteen who are residents of the State of South Carolina, to require operators to perform age-verification practices for certain users, to establish that a violation is an unfair or deceptive act or practice under the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, and for other purposes.

This is a binding legislative bill that creates legal obligations with enforcement mechanisms including civil penalties and injunctions through the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act.

The document has good coverage of approximately 4-5 subdomains, with strong focus on human-computer interaction risks (5.1, 5.2), AI system safety and limitations (7.3, 7.4), and exposure to toxic content (1.2). Coverage is concentrated in protecting minors from automated content recommendation systems.

The document primarily governs the Information sector, specifically social media platforms, websites, and online/mobile applications that use automated decision systems for content placement. This is a sector-specific regulation targeting digital platforms and online services.

The document primarily focuses on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, as it regulates the deployment and ongoing operation of automated decision systems for content placement on social media platforms. It does not address earlier lifecycle stages such as planning, data collection, or model development.

The document explicitly mentions automated decision systems and defines them as computational processes including machine learning, statistics, or other AI techniques. It does not specifically mention AI models, AI systems, or any specialized categories like frontier AI, GPAI, foundation models, or compute thresholds.