Bill > S797

This bill, the Platform Accountability and Consumer Transparency (PACT) Act, aims to increase transparency, accountability, and consumer protections for online platforms. Key provisions include: - Requiring interactive computer service providers to publish clear acceptable use policies, establish complaint systems, and issue biannual transparency reports on their content moderation practices. - Exempting small businesses and individual providers from certain requirements, such as maintaining a live customer service line and publishing transparency reports. - Amending Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act to limit liability protections for platforms that fail to remove illegal content in a timely manner after receiving proper notice. - Directing the National Institute of Standards and Technology to develop voluntary best practices for content moderation. - Authorizing the Federal Trade Commission to enforce the Act's transparency and accountability provisions as unfair or deceptive practices. The overall goal is to provide consumers with more information about and control over online platforms' content moderation decisions, while also creating new accountability measures for platforms.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/797/all-info