,,ii #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dige ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,december #h1 #bjbj,mr4 ,lee 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moran7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to require covered entities to implement and disclose information moderation policies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,promoting ,responsibility ,over ,moderation ,in the ,social-media ,environment ,act or the ,,promise ,act4 #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to ensure that users of a covered entity have the necessary information regarding such entity's policy on moderating information provided by a user or other information content provider4 ,access to such a policy enables users to make informed choices regarding the use or purchase of services provided by the covered entity and promotes a competitive marketplace for such services4 #c4 ,information moderation policies 7a7 ,requirement 7#a7 ,in general ,a covered entity-- 7,a7 shall implement and operate in accordance with an information moderation policy 7as described in paragraph 7#b772 7,b7 shall disclose such information moderation policy in a publicly available and easily accessible manner2 and 7,c7 shall not make a deceptive policy statement with respect to such information moderation policy4 7#b7 ,information moderation policy ,the information moderation policy described in this paragraph is a policy that accurately describes1 in plain1 easy to understand language1 information regarding the business practices of a covered entity with respect to the standards1 processes1 and policies of the covered entity on moderating information provided by a user or other information content provider1 including-- 7,a7 any category of information that-- 7i7 the covered entity does not permit on its service2 or 7ii7 is subject to moderation by users or providers of such covered entity2 7,b7 the process which a user or provider of the covered entity utilizes to moderate information posted1 published1 or otherwise displayed on the service2 and 7,c7 the notification process1 if any1 which the covered entity uses to inform a user-- 7i7 that such user's information has been moderated2 7ii7 of the rationale justifying the moderation decision2 and 7iii7 of the user's options for redress1 if any4 7b7 ,enforcement by the ,federal ,trade ,commission 7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or practices ,a violation of subsection 7a7 shall constitute an unfair or deceptive act or practice in commerce in violation of section #e7;a7 of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a774 7#b7 ,powers of commission ,subject to paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71 the ,commission shall enforce subsection 7a7 in the same manner1 by the same means1 and with the same jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as though all applicable terms and provisions of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 were incorporated into and made a part of this section4 ,any person who violates subsection 7a7 shall be subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in such ,act4 7#c7 ,regulations ,the ,commission shall prescribe1 in accordance with section #eec of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 such regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this section1 including regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to administer and carry out the purposes and objectives of this section4 7#d7 ,presumption of materiality ,with respect to a violation of subsection 7a71 there shall be a rebuttable presumption that a deceptive policy statement is material and likely to cause injury4 7#e7 ,application to common carriers ,notwithstanding the definition of the term ,acts to regulate commerce in section #d of the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dd7 and the exception provided by section #e7;a77#b7 of such ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77#b77 for common carriers1 the ,commission shall enforce subsection 7a71 in the same manner provided in paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d71 with respect to covered entities that are common carriers for purposes of such section #e7;a77#b74 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,trade ,commission4 7#b7 ,covered entity ,the term covered entity means an entity that is an interactive computer service engaged in interstate or foreign commerce4 7#c7 ,deceptive policy statement ,the term deceptive policy statement means an oral or written representation1 omission1 or practice made by an officer1 director1 or other authorized agent of a covered entity regarding such covered entity's information moderation policy that-- 7,a7 misleads or is likely to mislead a reasonable individual regarding the covered entity's service2 and 7,b7 affects or is likely to affect a reasonable individual's choice to use or use of the covered entity's service4 7#d7 ,information content provider ,the term information content provider has the meaning given such term in section #bcj7;f7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774 7#e7 ,interactive computer service ,the term interactive computer service has the meaning given such term in section #bcj7;f7 of the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774 7#f7 ,moderate ,with respect to information provided by a user or other information content provider1 the term moderate means-- 7,a7 to remove or otherwise restrict access to or the availability of such information2 7,b7 to edit or otherwise alter such information2 or 7,c7 to post1 publish1 or otherwise display a warning1 fact-check notice1 or other label in conjunction with such information4