H.R. 8975 · 116th Congress
DETOUR Act
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Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act or the DETOUR Act This bill prohibits large online operators from manipulating their products to mislead consumers into providing personal information or giving consent.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Dec 16, 2020
Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act or the DETOUR Act
This bill prohibits large online operators from manipulating their products to mislead consumers into providing personal information or giving consent. The bill further prohibits these operators from (1) studying the behavioral patterns of subsets of users without first obtaining informed consent, (2) designing online products that lead to compulsive usage, or (3) designing products directed to children that lead to an increase in the use of products through which users interact with other users without parental consent.
The bill also requires large online operators conducting psychological or behavioral research to disclose certain information, discontinue such research if consent was improperly acquired, and establish an independent review board.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: DETOUR Act
Also known as: Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act
Latest action (Dec 16, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Commerce · Origin: House · Introduced: Dec 16, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.