HR 8896
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Civil actions and liability
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
AOC Act
Introduced: December 8, 2020
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Abandoning Online Censorship Act or the AOC Act
This bill repeals Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, which protects a provider or user of an interactive computer service (e.g., social media company) from liability for screening or blocking objectionable content.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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