H.R. 10300
Big Tech Accountability Act
Summary:
• The bill criminalizes knowingly disseminating fraudulent civic misinformation about essential government services (including voting, elections, public health, and civil rights) and online content that encourages violence, with penalties of up to 5 years and 2 years imprisonment respectively
• The bill modifies Section 230 liability protections so that interactive computer services can be held liable as publishers when they use targeted algorithmic amplification, knowingly facilitate misinformation or violence, or financially benefit from amplifying such content
• The bill bans targeted online advertising on covered platforms and directs the FTC to study and recommend reforms on personal data collection and sale within 120 days
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• The bill modifies Section 230 liability protections so that interactive computer services can be held liable as publishers when they use targeted algorithmic amplification, knowingly facilitate misinformation or violence, or financially benefit from amplifying such content
• The bill bans targeted online advertising on covered platforms and directs the FTC to study and recommend reforms on personal data collection and sale within 120 days
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