,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #hcbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ba1 #bjbj  
,mr4 ,br9disi introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &
 ,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require social
 m$ia companies to e/abli% an (fice     
d$icat$ to id5tify+ & remov+ viol5t &   
gory cont5t t violates su* company's    
social m$ia plat=m cont5t mod]ation     
/&>ds4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be
 cit$ z ,bianca's ,law4  #b4 ,(fice     
d$icat$ to id5tify+ & remov+ viol5t &   
gory cont5t  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #a
 ye> aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act1 ea* social m$ia company %all      
e/abli% an (fice to id5tify & address   
viol5t & gory cont5t t violates su*     
company's social m$ia plat=m cont5t     
mod]ation /&>ds or t]ms ( s]vice        
agreem5ts4 ,at lea/ "o d$icat$ /aff     
memb] :o reports directly to ! highe/   
(ficial at ! social m$ia company :o     
%all1 ei!r directly or ?r\gh a sup]vis$ 
designee--  7#a7 educate & tra9         

employees ab\t compliance requirem5ts t 
are consi/5t ) ! social m$ia company's  
company's social m$ia plat=m cont5t     
mod]ation /&>ds or t]ms ( s]vice        
agreem5ts2  7#b7 tra9 employees involv$ 
9 process+ ( cont5t on ! social m$ia    
plat=m t violates su* /&>ds or          
agreem5ts2  7#c7 conduct regul>1        
compreh5sive audits to ensure compliance
 & make records ( su* audits publicly   
available on ! social m$ia plat=m2  7#d7
 ma9ta9 updat$1 cle>1 & und]/&able      
records ( all relevant practices        
und]tak5 by ! social m$ia company2 &    
7#e7 s]ve z ! po9t ( contact betwe5 !   
social m$ia company & ! ,f$]al ,trade   
,commission4  7b7 ,"n & contact         
in=mation ,! company %all also make ! "n
 & contact in=mation 7includ+ phone     
numb]7 = ?is (fic] publicly available4  
7c7 ,def9itions ,z us$ 9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7
 ! t]m social m$ia company means any    
p]son t owns1 manages1 or op]ates a     
social m$ia plat=m & has an annual      
rev5ue 9 excess ( #aj1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 !  

t]m social m$ia plat=m-- 7,a7 means a   
website or int]net m$ium1 includ+ a     
mobile application1 t--  7i7 p]mits a   
p]son to become a regi/]$ us]1 e/abli%  
an acc\nt1 or create a pr(ile = !       
purpose ( all[+ us]s to create1 %>e1 &  
view us]-g5]at$ cont5t ?r\gh su* an     
acc\nt or pr(ile2  7ii7 enables "o or m 
us]s to g5]ate cont5t t c be view$ by   
o!r us]s ( ! m$ium2 &  7iii7 s]ves z a  
m$ium = us]s to view cont5t g5]at$ by   
o!r us]s ( ! m$ium2 &  7,b7 does n      
include--  7i7 any su* plat=m t s]ves   
few] ?an #ajj1jjj us]s :o access _!     
acc\nt or pr(ile at lea/ once a mon?2 or
  7ii7 an email program1 email          
di/ribution li/s1 multi-p]son text      
message gr\ps1 or a website t is        
prim>ily = ! purpose ( int]net comm]ce2 
7iii7 a private plat=m or messag+ s]vice
 us$ by an entity solely to communicate 
) o!rs employ$ by or affiliat$ ) su*    
entity2 or  7iv7 an int]net-bas$ plat=m 
^: prim>y purpose is--  7,i7 to all[    
us]s to po/ product reviews1 bus9ess    

reviews1 travel in=mation & reviews2 or 
7,,ii7 to provide news or ent]ta9m5t    
cont5t1 b t may also include a comm5t   
section = us]s to discuss su* news or   
ent]ta9m5t cont5t if su* comm5t section 
does n include functionality t p]mits a 
us] to %>e images1 videos1 or o!r visual
 depictions2 &  7#c7 ! t]m viol5t & gory
 cont5t means images1 video1 or o!r     
visual depictions ( graphic1 s]i\s      
injury or dea? 9 a mann] t has no or    
limit$ cultural or social value4  #c4   
,en=cem5t  7a7 ,en=cem5t by ! ,f$]al    
,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or     
deceptive acts or practices ,a violation
 ( ?is ,act or a regulation promulgat$  
"u ?is ,act %all be treat$ z a violation
 ( a rule def9+ an unfair or deceptive  
act or practice prescrib$ "u section    
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade      
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b774  7#b7 ,p[]s ( !     
,commission  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,!           
,commission %all en=ce ?is ,act & any   
regulations promulgat$ "u ?is ,act 9 !  

same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same 
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is ,act1 & any p]son :o violates 
?is ,act or a regulation promulgat$ "u  
?is ,act %all be subject to ! p5alties &
 entitl$ to ! privileges & immunities   
provid$ 9 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act4  7,b7 ,regulations ,! ,commission 
may1 "u section #eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ 
,/ates ,code1 prescribe any regulations 
x det]m9es necess>y to c>ry out ?is     
,act4  7,c7 ,effect on o!r laws ,no?+ 9 
?is ,act %all be con/ru$ 9 any way to   
limit ! au?ority ( ! ,commission "u any 
o!r provision ( law4  7b7 ,en=cem5t by  
,/ate attorneys g5]al  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,if
 ! *ief law en=cem5t (fic] ( a ,/ate1 or
 an (ficial or ag5cy designat$ by a     
,/ate1 has reason to believe t any p]son
 has violat$ or is violat+ section #b1 !
 attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy ( !  
,/ate1 9 addition to any au?ority x may 

h to br+ an action 9 ,/ate c\rt "u its  
consum] protection law1 may br+ a civil 
action 9 any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates  
di/rict c\rt or 9 any o!r c\rt (        
compet5t jurisdiction1 includ+ a ,/ate  
c\rt1 to--  7,a7 enjo9 fur!r su*        
violation by su* p]son2  7,b7 en=ce     
compliance ) su* section2  7,c7 obta9   
civil p5alties2 &  7,d7 obta9 damages1  
re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation on behalf
 ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate4  7#b7 ,notice &  
int]v5tion by ! ,,ftc ,! attorney g5]al 
7or o!r su* (fic]7 ( a ,/ate %all       
provide prior writt5 notice ( any action
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 to ! ,commission &    
provide ! ,commission ) a copy ( !      
compla9t 9 ! action1 except 9 any case 9
 :i* su* prior notice is n feasible1 9  
:i* case ! attorney g5]al %all s]ve su* 
notice imm$iately ^u in/itut+ su*       
action4 ,! ,commission %all h ! "r--    
7,a7 to int]v5e 9 ! action2  7,b7 ^u s  
int]v5+1 to be he>d on all matt]s aris+ 
!re92 &  7,c7 to file petitions =       
appeal4  7#c7 ,limitation on ,/ate      

action :ile ,f$]al action is p5d+ ,if ! 
,commission has in/itut$ a civil action 
= violation ( ?is ,act1 no ,/ate        
attorney g5]al1 or (ficial or ag5cy ( a 
,/ate1 may br+ an action "u ?is p>agraph
 dur+ ! p5d5cy ( t action aga9/ any     
def5dant nam$ 9 ! compla9t ( !          
,commission = any violation ( ?is ,act  
alleg$ 9 ! compla9t4  7#d7 ,relation%ip 
) ,/ate law claims ,if ! attorney g5]al 
( a ,/ate has au?ority to br+ an action 
"u ,/ate law direct$ at acts or         
practices t also violate ?is ,act1 !    
attorney g5]al may ass]t ! ,/ate law    
claim & a claim "u ?is ,act 9 ! same    
civil action4  7c7 ,sav+s clause ,no?+ 9
 ?is ,act %all preempt or o!rwise affect
 any ,/ate or local law4