Klobuchar’s bill would void liability protection for health-related internet content if the HHS secretary has declared a public health emergency.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar introduced a bill Thursday to make online platforms like Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. legally liable for misinformation about health issues such as COVID-19.
“For far too long, online platforms have not done enough to protect the health of Americans,” said Klobuchar, a Minnesota Democrat, who also chairs the Senate antitrust subcommittee. “The coronavirus pandemic has shown us how lethal misinformation can be, and it is our responsibility to take action.”
Companies currently can’t be held legally responsible for user-generated content online, thanks to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act — a 1996 provision that both Republicans and Democrats have said needs to change. The bill specifies that a platform would be treated as a “publisher or speaker of health misinformation” during the emergency declaration if it “promotes that health misinformation through an algorithm” or similar function that isn’t merely chronological.
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