Platform Accountability for Harmful Algorithm Recommendations
New rules could make large online platforms more accountable for content promoted by personalized algorithms if it leads to severe physical or emotional harm. This means platforms might be held responsible if their recommendation systems actively contribute to injury, potentially changing how content is displayed and promoted online.
Key points
Large online platforms may lose legal protection for third-party content if their personalized algorithms knowingly or recklessly promote harmful information.
The changes apply only to personalized recommendations that materially contributed to severe physical or emotional injury.
Small online businesses (up to 5 million monthly users) and infrastructure services (e.g., web hosting, data storage) are exempt from these new rules.
The rules do not cover search results that are a direct response to a user's query.
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