United States of America: Rejection of Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
Description
Rejection of Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
On 3 January 2021, the Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act is rejected after failing to pass before the 116th Congress adjourns.
Scope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
Complete timeline of this policy change
Key regulatory dimensions
Regulated subjects
The businesses, government agencies or individuals affected by this policy or regulatory change.
producer / supplier
1
Type
Private organisation
Economic activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Category
All
Policy change by business practice
The detailed activities within the scope of this policy or regulatory change.
user content: any format: hosting (any form)
Regulatory tool
Content monitoring requirement
Sanctions
Regulated subjects
1
algorithm: ML/AI optimisation algorithm incl. matching, ranking, sorting: operate
Regulatory tool
Content monitoring requirement
Sanctions
Regulated subjects
1