Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jan 12, 2021)
Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act
This bill requires an edge provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., social media website) to adopt and maintain written terms of service binding itself to a contractual duty of good faith in order to qualify for the statutory protection against being treated as the publisher of information distributed through the service by a third party.
An edge provider is a provider of an interactive computer service through which information published by other content providers is distributed and that has more than (1) $1.5 billion in annual global revenue, and (2) 30 million monthly users in the United States or 300 million monthly users worldwide.
What just happenedFeb 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJan 12, 2021
- Feb 2, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Communications and Technology Subcommittee - Jan 12, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Jan 12, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House