United States of America: Bill to repeal section 230 of the 1934 Communications Act containing measures on content liability

Progress

Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
07 Oct 2021 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

03 Jan 2023
rejected

Rejected bill to repeal section 230 of the 1934 Communications Act (S.2972)

On 3 January 2023, the "bill to repeal section 230 of the 1934 Communications Act" was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.

Source
Event type law
Action type rejection
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
07 Oct 2021
under deliberation

Introduced bill to repeal section 230 of the 1934 Communications Act

The "bill to repeal section 230 of the 1934 Communications Act" is introduced in the US Senate. The Bill proposes to remove the immunity from liability for computer platforms that publish information provided by third-party users. Section 230 provid…

Source
Event type law
Action type introduction
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament