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United States of America: Rejected Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act (S.797) including content moderation regulation

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Rejected Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act (S.797) including content moderation regulation

On 3 January 2023, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act was rejected after failing to pass before the 117th Congress adjourned.

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Scope

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

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2021-03-17
under deliberation

Re-Introduction of Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act which aims to incre…

2023-01-03
rejected

On 3 January 2023, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act was rejected af…