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S 3029 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act

Introduced: October 20, 2021 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Oct 20, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act

This bill limits a social media company's immunity from liability if it promotes certain content on its platform.

Specifically, the bill removes this immunity from a social media company with more than 10 million monthly users if it utilizes an algorithm, model, or other computational process to amplify or recommend content to a user that is directly relevant to a claim involving (1) interference with civil rights, (2) neglect to prevent interference with civil rights, or (3) acts of international terrorism.

What's happening now October 20, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2154 Related bill Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · May 18, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 30, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3029: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3029/
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"S. 3029: Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3029/.
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S. 3029, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3029/.
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