Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act

United States117th CongressHR-2154House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 24, 2021

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 10 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

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S-3029: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

  1. Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

    House of Representatives

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