United States of America: 21st Century FREE Speech Act (HR 7163/S 1384)
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
28 Apr 2022 under deliberation
27 Apr 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected 21st Century FREE Speech Act (SB 1384)
On 3 January 2023, the 21st Century FREE Speech Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourns.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
21st Century FREE Speech Act introduced in House (HR 7163)
On 28 April 2022, the 21st Century FREE Speech Act (HR 7163) was introduced in the US House of Representatives as a companion bill to Senate Bill 1384, which was introduced in 2021. The Bill would require platform providers to make their moderation …
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
21st Century FREE Speech Act introduced in Senate (SB 1384)
On 27 April 2021, the 21st Century FREE Speech Act (SB 1384) was introduced in the US Senate. The Bill would require platform providers to make their moderation standards publically accessible, and would further prohibit them from discriminating aga…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament