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Health Misinformation Act of 2021

Introduced: July 22, 2021 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 22, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Health Misinformation Act of 2021

This bill limits liability protection that applies to a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties if a provider promotes health misinformation during a declared public health emergency.

Specifically, the liability protection (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) shall not apply to a provider that promotes health misinformation using an algorithm unless the algorithm uses a neutral mechanism for the promotion, such as chronological functionality.

The Department of Health and Human Services must, within 30 days, issue guidance about what constitutes health misinformation.

What's happening now July 22, 2021

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

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