Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act
Latest action · Jul 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 22, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Media Accountability and Account Verification Act
This bill requires a social media company to remove a deceptive or fraudulent account or profile from its platform and to verify the creator of an account that is alleged to be deceptive or fraudulent.
Specifically, a social media company must establish a means whereby a user may request the investigation and removal of a deceptive account or profile. The social media company must expeditiously remove or disable access to a deceptive account or profile and any materials or messages published therefrom.
Further, a social media company must notify a user who submits such a request of any reasons underlying a determination that an account or profile is not deceptive, and it must take escalating actions against an individual who makes false or bad faith requests for the investigation and removal of an account or profile.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
- Jul 22, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 22, 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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- Jul 22, 2021Introduced in House
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