United States of America: Rejected PRO-SPEECH Act (S.2031) restricting online platforms' ability to block users

On 3 January 2023, the PRO-SPEECH Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.

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

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2021-06-10

under deliberation

The Senate Bill (S. 2031) proposing a so-called PRO-SPEECH Act is introduced to the U.S. Senate. Th…

2023-01-03

rejected

On 3 January 2023, the PRO-SPEECH Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress …