United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8636 (116th)
Protecting Americans from Dangerous Algorithms Act
Introduced
20 October 2020
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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3 January 2025
Summary
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 50 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.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 October 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 20 October 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 October 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8636
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8636