Schatz, Thune Introduce Bill to Repeal Certain Section 230 Immunities
Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, introduced legislation Wednesday that would alter Section 230 and repeal tech industry immunity from civil action brought by federal agencies, as expected (2006160059). The Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency…
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Act would exempt enforcement of federal civil laws from Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, so “online platforms cannot use it as a defense when federal regulators,” like the FTC and DOJ, “pursue civil actions for online activity.” The bill would amend Section 230 and require “large online platforms to remove court-determined illegal content and activity within 24 hours.” Thune and Schatz touted the bill’s attempt to increase transparency about content moderation. The bill would require “large online platforms to provide process protections to consumers by having a defined complaint system that processes reports and notifies users of moderation decisions within 14 days, and allows consumers to appeal.”