S. 1914 · 116th Congress
Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act
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This bill prohibits a large social media company from moderating information on its platform from a politically biased standpoint.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 19, 2019
Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act
This bill prohibits a large social media company from moderating information on its platform from a politically biased standpoint.
Under current law, a social media company is generally immune from liability with respect to content posted on its platform by users and other content providers. However, the bill removes this statutory immunity unless the social media company obtains certification from the Federal Trade Commission that it does not moderate information on its platform in a manner that is biased against a political party, candidate, or viewpoint.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ending Support for Internet Censorship Act
Latest action (Jun 19, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 19, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.