United States of America: Introduced Bill to prohibit the use of funds to label speech as disinformation or misinformation or to coerce online platforms to alter, remove, restrict, or suppress speech (SA 1795) in HB 2882

On 23 March 2024, the Bill to prohibit the use of funds to label speech as disinformation or misinformation or to coerce online platforms to alter, remove, restrict, or suppress speech (SA 1795) was introduced as an amendment to the government spending package (HR 2882) The Bill would prohibit any federal employee from using these funds to create or disseminate lists that label speech by US citizens as disinformation or misinformation or to influence platforms to censor such speech. It also prohibits the creation or support of disinformation lists by foreign entities or organisations, ensuring that the focus remains on supporting the objectives of the Trust Fund without engaging in speech regulation.