United States of America: Executive Order 13925 Preventing Online Censorship

Progress

Current status

rejected

14 May 2021 rejected

28 May 2020 adopted

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

executive

Government Body

central government

Implementation Level

national

Timeline of events

14 May 2021

rejected

Executive Order on immunity from liability for social media companies repealed

On 14 May 2021, US President Biden, via Executive Prder 14029, repealed the Executive Order 13925 aiming to repeal the immunity of social media companies from liability created by section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act.

Source

Event type order

Action type rejection

Government branch executive

Government body central government

28 May 2020

adopted

Executive Order repealing immunity from liability for social media companies

Executive Order aims to repeal the immunity of social media companies from liability created by section 230(c) of the Communications Decency Act.

Source

Event type order

Action type adoption