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This bill, known as the Digital Integrity in Democracy Act, aims to modify Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to hold social media platforms accountable for hosting false election administration information. Specifically, the bill creates an exception to the current legal immunity that protects social media platforms from liability for user-posted content. Under the proposed law, platforms with at least 25 million monthly U.S. users would be required to remove objectively incorrect information about election details, such as voting times, places, voter eligibility, and registration status, within 24-48 hours of being notified, depending on whether the notification is received on an election day. The bill allows for civil actions to be brought by the Attorney General, state attorneys general, or candidates, with potential damages of $50,000 for each piece of unremoved false information. Importantly, the bill explicitly excludes political speech about candidates or parties from being considered false election administration information. If a platform promptly removes the identified false information, they can maintain their Section 230 immunity. The Act would apply to false election administration information hosted on social media platforms from the date of its enactment forward.

Transportation and Infrastructure

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