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Introduced Senate Bill (S.2031) restricting online platforms' ability to block users

The Senate Bill (S. 2031) proposing a so-called PRO-SPEECH Act is introduced to the U.S. Senate. The Bill would introduce new restrictions on internet platforms, as the blocking of a user would only be allowed if the respective entity interferes wit…

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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2021-06-10
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 …