Platform Accountability: Algorithms and Content Promotion
This act aims to hold large online platforms accountable for content they promote or suppress using their algorithms. It means that if a platform's algorithm contributes to harm, citizens may have the right to seek claims, increasing online safety.
Key points
Online platforms may lose legal protection if their algorithms promote harmful content.
Citizens can sue platforms if algorithms contributed to harm, e.g., in civil rights or terrorism cases.
Changes do not apply to small businesses (up to 10 million monthly users) or internet infrastructure providers (e.g., web hosting).
Exceptions include content sorted in an obvious way (e.g., chronologically, alphabetically) or specifically searched for by the user.
Status:
Expired
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