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21st Century FREE Speech Act introduced in House (HR 7163)

On 28 April 2022, the 21st Century FREE Speech Act (HR 7163) was introduced in the US House of Representatives as a companion bill to Senate Bill 1384, which was introduced in 2021. The Bill would require platform providers to make their moderation …

Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

Complete timeline of this policy change

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2021-04-27
under deliberation

On 27 April 2021, the 21st Century FREE Speech Act (SB 1384) was introduced in the US Senate. The B…

2022-04-28
under deliberation

On 28 April 2022, the 21st Century FREE Speech Act (HR 7163) was introduced in the US House of Repr…

2023-01-03
rejected

On 3 January 2023, the 21st Century FREE Speech Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 1…