Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 4062
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Stopping Big Tech's Censorship Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 24, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jun 24, 2020
Latest Action
Jun 24, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4062
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Georgia
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Stopping Big Tech's Censorship Act

This bill modifies the requirements that providers and users of interactive computer services (e.g., social media companies) must meet in order to qualify for certain liability protections.

Specifically, in order to be exempt from being treated as the publisher or speaker of any information published by a third-party information content provider, a provider or user of an interactive computer service must take reasonable steps to prevent or address the unlawful use of such service or unlawful publication of information on the service.

Further, the bill removes the protection against civil liability for a provider or user of an interactive computer service that voluntarily takes action in good faith to restrict access to or availability of certain offensive material, unless such action meets specified First Amendment requirements.

Lastly, to be eligible for protection from liability for information published by a third-party information content provider, a provider or user of an interactive computer service must meet certain notice requirements.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/24/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
06/24/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:46:09 PM