Health Misinformation Act of 2021 This bill limits liability protection that applies to a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties if a provider promotes health misinformation during a declared public health emergency. Specifically, the liability protection (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) shall not apply to a provider that promotes health misinformation using an algorithm unless the algorithm uses a neutral mechanism for the promotion, such as chronological functionality. The Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, issue guidance about what constitutes health misinformation.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaScientific communication
Health Misinformation Act of 2021
USA117th CongressS-2448| Senate
| Updated: 7/22/2021
Health Misinformation Act of 2021 This bill limits liability protection that applies to a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties if a provider promotes health misinformation during a declared public health emergency. Specifically, the liability protection (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) shall not apply to a provider that promotes health misinformation using an algorithm unless the algorithm uses a neutral mechanism for the promotion, such as chronological functionality. The Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, issue guidance about what constitutes health misinformation.
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCivil actions and liabilityComputers and information technologyDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaScientific communication