Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
Summary
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability if it promotes certain content on its platform. Specifically, the bill removes this immunity from a social media company with more than 10 million monthly users if it utilizes an algorithm, model, or other computational process to amplify or recommend content to a user that is directly relevant to a claim involving (1) interference with civil rights, (2) neglect to prevent interference with civil rights, or (3) acts of international terrorism.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 23, 2021
Last action Mar 24, 2021
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Committee
2
Mar 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 37 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Tom Malinowski
DDemocratic
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Alan S. Lowenthal
DDemocratic
Co
André Carson
DDemocratic
Co
Andy Levin
DDemocratic
Co
Anna G. Eshoo
DDemocratic
Co
Barbara Lee
DDemocratic
Co
Cori Bush
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
David N. Cicilline
DDemocratic
Co
Dean Phillips
DDemocratic
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