Digital Services Oversight and Safety Act of 2022

Legislation or legislative material

Website/link: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6796

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Published date: February 18, 2022

Country: United States of America (USA)

Region: North America

Legislation status: Draft legislation

Subject tag: Child safety | Content moderation | Disinformation and misinformation | Terrorism and violent extremism

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.