Countering Online Harms Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on how artificial intelligence may be used to identify, remove, and take action to address online harms, including (1) scams directed at older adults; (2) intentionally misleading content; (3) disinformation campaigns to influence elections; and (3) content furthering other illegal activity such as the sale of opioids, child sexual exploitation, terrorism, and the sale of counterfeit products.
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Countering Online Harms Act
USA116th CongressHR-6937| House
| Updated: 5/19/2020
Countering Online Harms Act This bill requires the Federal Trade Commission to study and report on how artificial intelligence may be used to identify, remove, and take action to address online harms, including (1) scams directed at older adults; (2) intentionally misleading content; (3) disinformation campaigns to influence elections; and (3) content furthering other illegal activity such as the sale of opioids, child sexual exploitation, terrorism, and the sale of counterfeit products.
Advanced technology and technological innovationsAge discriminationAgingAssault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightConsumer affairsCrimes against childrenDomestic violence and child abuseDrug trafficking and controlled substancesElections, voting, political campaign regulationFraud offenses and financial crimesGovernment studies and investigationsHate crimesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaPolitical movements and philosophiesPornographyRetail and wholesale tradesSex offensesSubversive activitiesTerrorismViolent crime