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This bill, the Health Misinformation Act of 2021, proposes to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to hold interactive computer service providers (such as social media platforms) accountable for the proliferation of health misinformation through their services during a declared public health emergency. The key provisions of the bill include: (1) treating these providers as the publisher or speaker of health misinformation if they promote it through their algorithms, except if the promotion occurs through a neutral mechanism; and (2) requiring the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance on what constitutes health misinformation for the purposes of this law. The goal of the bill is to address the issue of the rapid spread of COVID-19-related misinformation and disinformation on the internet, which has hindered public health response efforts and endangered lives.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2448/all-info