United States of America: Cooper Davis Act outlining content moderation requirements for electronic communication service providers

Progress

Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
19 Dec 2022 under deliberation

Scope

Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

03 Jan 2023
rejected

Rejected Cooper Davis Act outlining content moderation requirements for electronic communication service providers

On 3 January 2023, the Cooper Davis Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourns.

Event type law
Action type rejection
Government branch legislature
Government body parliament
19 Dec 2022
under deliberation

Introduced Cooper Davis Act outlining content moderation requirements for electronic communication service providers

On 19 December 2022, the Cooper Davis Act (SB 5297) was introduced in the Senate of the United States. In particular, the Act would introduce content moderation and reporting obligations for online platforms. The suppliers of electronic communicatio…

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