United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4536 (116th)
Bot Disclosure and Accountability Act of 2019
Introduced
26 September 2019
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
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16 January 2025
Summary
Bot Disclosure and Accountability Act of 2019 This bill requires social media providers to publicly disclose the use of any automated software program or process intended to impersonate or replicate human activity (i.e., bots) on the provider's social media website. Social media providers also must establish processes for identifying and removing automated software programs that attempt to appear as legitimate users of the site.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2019
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Introduced in House · EN · 26 September 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 26 September 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4536
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4536