HR 4027
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Civil actions and liability
Freedom of information
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Stop the Censorship Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stop the Censorship Act
This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability for screening and blocking offensive content on its platform. The bill applies such immunity when the company restricts content that is unlawful rather than merely objectionable.
Under current law, such immunity also applies to actions taken to enable or make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is objectionable. The bill instead specifies that this immunity applies to actions taken to (1) make available the technical means to restrict access to material that is unlawful, or (2) provide users with the option to restrict access to any material.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Committees of jurisdiction
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