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S 5020 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.

Introduced: December 15, 2020 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 15, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 15, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5020: A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5020/
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"S. 5020: A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-5020/.
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