United States of America: Content liability in Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
17 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 Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act (S.797) including liability provisions
On 3 January 2023, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.
Event type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Re-introduction of the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act incl. liability provisions
Re-Introduction of Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act aims to update provider liability immunity in Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act. The bill had already been introduced in the previous Congress on 24 June 202…
Event type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament