Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
United States116th CongressHR-8636House of Representatives
Updated: Oct 20, 2020
Summary
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability if it promotes certain content on its platform. Specifically, the bill removes this immunity from a social media company with more than 50 million monthly users if it utilizes an algorithm, model, or other computational process to amplify or recommend content to a user that is directly relevant to a claim involving (1) interference with civil rights, (2) neglect to prevent interference with civil rights, or (3) acts of international terrorism.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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