Limiting Section 230 Immunity to Good Samaritans Act
Latest action · Feb 2, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJan 12, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 12, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | Jan 12, 2021 |
| R-FL | Michael Waltz | Original | Jan 12, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 2, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Jan 12, 2021Introduced in House
- Jan 12, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
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- Jan 12, 2021Introduced in House
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