HR 6796 · 117th Congress · Commerce
Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.(2022-02-22)
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Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022 This bill establishes the Bureau of Digital Services Oversight and Safety within the Federal Trade Commission to provide oversight for content moderation by online platforms (e.g., social media companies). Content moderation includes actions taken by a platform to detect and address user content that is illegal or incompatible with the platform's community standards. Specifically, the commission and the bureau may conduct investigative studies concerning the dissemination of illegal content or goods through the platforms, discrimination of individuals by the platforms, and the risk of harm caused by the malfunction or intentional manipulation of the platforms. The bill also provides whistleblower protections for individuals who assist with federal investigations related to such platforms. Further, platforms must include in their community standards the policies and procedures for content moderation, and they must publish transparency reports about the platform's content moderation. Additionally, platforms with at least 10 million average monthly users must provide a complaint-handling system that allows users to appeal content moder…
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4 Democrats