United States of America: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act (117 Congress)
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
23 Mar 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
Rejected Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
On 3 January 2023, the Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Reintroduction of Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
On 23 March 2021, the "Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act" was reintroduced to the US House of Representatives. The Act aims to limit liability protections in section 230 of the Communications Act when platform algorithms utilize ran…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament