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HR 5921 117th Congress House Commerce Computers and information technology Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media

Filter Bubble Transparency Act

Introduced: November 9, 2021 See on congress.gov
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Nov 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Nov 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Filter Bubble Transparency Act

This bill establishes requirements for large online platforms that use algorithms applying artificial intelligence or machine learning to user-specific data to determine the manner in which content is displayed to users. Specifically, if an online platform applies such techniques to user-specific data that is not expressly provided by the user, the platform must (1) notify users that the platform uses such data, and (2) make a version of the platform available that uses only user-specific data that has been expressly provided by the user and which enables users to switch between the two platforms.

These requirements do not apply to search engines operated by downstream providers with fewer than 1,000 employees and that have an agreement to access an index of web pages from an upstream provider. However, the bill requires such upstream providers to make their algorithm available to downstream providers as part of such an agreement.

What's happening now November 10, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 1
Cicilline, David
· Nov 9, 2021
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Owens, Burgess
Utah · Nov 9, 2021
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Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Nov 9, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5921: Filter Bubble Transparency Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5921/
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"H.R. 5921: Filter Bubble Transparency Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5921/.
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H.R. 5921, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5921/.
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[H.R. 5921: Filter Bubble Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5921/)
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