United States of America: Unilateral conduct regulation in PRO-SPEECH Act
Progress
Current status
rejected
03 Jan 2023 rejected
10 Jun 2021 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Rejected PRO-SPEECH Act (S.2031) including unfair methods of competition for online platforms
On 3 January 2023, the PRO-SPEECH Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
rejection
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament
Introduced Senate Bill (S.2031) including unfair methods of competition for online platforms
On 10 June 2021, the PRO-SPEECH Act (S. 2031) is introduced to the U.S. Senate. The Act is introduced with the goal of preserving competition on the internet. Specifically, internet platforms would be prohibited from blocking users' access to lawful…
SourceEvent type
law
Action type
introduction
Government branch
legislature
Government body
parliament