Civil practice; prohibit censorship by social media platforms
Summary
A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 9 of the O.C.G.A., relating to civil practice, so as to prohibit censorship by social media platforms; to prohibit waivers of protections; to provide for limitations; to provide for construction; to provide for user remedies; to provide for action by the Attorney General; to amend Title 10 of the O.C.G.A., relating to commerce and trade, so as to provide for disclosure requirements regarding social media platforms; to provide for construction; to provide for acceptable use policies; to provide for transparency reports; to provide for a complaint system; to provide for removal of content and exceptions; to provide for appeals; to provide for action by the Attorney General; to provide for definitions; to provide for applicability; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Bill status
introduced
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 6, 2023
Last action Feb 8, 2023
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Total actions
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0
Committee
0
Feb 6, 2023
Introduced
House Hopper
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bill Hitchens
RRepublican
P
Karen Mathiak
RRepublican
P
Rick Townsend
RRepublican
P
Steven Sainz
RRepublican
P
Trey Kelley
RRepublican
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