S. 2448 · 117th Congress
Health Misinformation Act of 2021
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This bill limits liability protection that applies to a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties if a provider promotes health misinformation during a declared public health emergency.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 22, 2021
Health Misinformation Act of 2021
This bill limits liability protection that applies to a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties if a provider promotes health misinformation during a declared public health emergency.
Specifically, the liability protection (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) shall not apply to a provider that promotes health misinformation using an algorithm unless the algorithm uses a neutral mechanism for the promotion, such as chronological functionality.
The Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, issue guidance about what constitutes health misinformation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Health Misinformation Act of 2021
Latest action (Jul 22, 2021): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 22, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.