United States of America: Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
08 Mar 2022 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act including establishment of new misinformation commission
On 3 January 2023, the Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduced Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act including establishment of new misinformation commission
On 8 March 2022, the "Educating Against Misinformation and Disinformation Act" was introduced in the US House of Representatives. The Act intends to counter Russian disinformation and educate American citizens on how to correctly collect trustworthy…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament