United States of America: Health Misinformation Act of 2021 containing liability regulation
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
22 Jul 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 Health Misinformation Act of 2021 (S.2448) including content liability regulation
On 3 January 2023, the Health Misinformation Act of 2021 was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduced Health Misinformation Act including content liability regulation
Senators Amy Klobuchar and Ben Ray Luján introduced the Bill for a Health Misinformation Act, which would create a new carveout from the liability exemption in Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934. According to the Bill, a provider of an in…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament