House Bill 1465

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTABILITY, RESPONSIBILITY AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2022", RELATING TO CENSORSHIP OR CERTAIN OTHER INTERFERENCES WITH DIGITAL EXPRESSION, INCLUDING EXPRESSION ON SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS; TO ESTABLISH LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS; TO DEFINE TERMINOLOGY; TO REQUIRE A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO PUBLISH AN ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY IN A LOCATION ON ITS WEBSITE THAT IS DISTINCTLY NOTICEABLE TO AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE BY USERS; TO SPECIFY THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF THE ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY; TO REQUIRE A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO PUBLISH AN ANNUAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT FOR THE PRECEDING TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD AS A COMPONENT OF ITS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY; TO REQUIRE A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO PROVIDE AN EASILY ACCESSIBLE ELECTRONIC COMPLAINT SYSTEM ON ITS WEBSITE; TO STIPULATE THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM AFTER REMOVING CONTENT FROM ITS PLATFORM WHICH VIOLATES ITS ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY; TO REMOVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE NOTICE OR AN OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL AFTER REASONABLE EFFORTS WERE MADE TO CONTACT WITH THE USER; TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED BY A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM IF A USER FILES A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE PLATFORM FOR REMOVAL OF CONTENT THE USER BELIEVES IS NOT IN VIOLATION OF THE PLATFORM'S ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY; TO AUTHORIZE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO BRING AN ACTION TO ENJOIN A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT AND TO RECOVER COSTS FOR BRINGING THE ACTION IF THE INJUNCTION IS GRANTED; TO PROVIDE THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT ARE SEVERABLE; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Jansen Owen

  Sponsor

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In the House of Representatives Jan 17 – Feb 1

1. Jan 17Referred to the House committee on Judiciary B
2. Feb 1Died in committee in the House