,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dige  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #h1 #bjbj,mr4 
,lee 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice &      
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1     
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a ,,bill   
,to require cov]$ entities to implem5t &
 disclose in=mation mod]ation policies1 
& = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is 
,act may be cit$ z ! ,promot+           
,responsibility ,ov] ,mod]ation ,9 !    
,social-m$ia ,environm5t ,act or !      
,,promise ,act4  #b4 ,purpose ,! purpose
 ( ?is ,act is to ensure t us]s ( a     
cov]$ entity h ! necess>y in=mation     
reg>d+ su* entity's policy on mod]at+   
in=mation provid$ by a us] or o!r       
in=mation cont5t provid]4 ,access to su*
 a policy enables us]s to make in=m$    
*oices reg>d+ ! use or pur*ase ( s]vices
 provid$ by ! cov]$ entity & promotes a 
competitive m>ketplace = su* s]vices4   
#c4 ,in=mation mod]ation policies  7a7  
,requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a cov]$     

entity-- 7,a7 %all implem5t & op]ate 9  
accordance ) an in=mation mod]ation     
policy 7z describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b772    
7,b7 %all disclose su* in=mation        
mod]ation policy 9 a publicly available 
& easily accessible mann]2 &  7,c7 %all 
n make a deceptive policy /atem5t )     
respect to su* in=mation mod]ation      
policy4  7#b7 ,in=mation mod]ation      
policy ,! in=mation mod]ation policy    
describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph is a policy t   
accurately describes1 9 pla91 easy to   
und]/& language1 in=mation reg>d+ !     
bus9ess practices ( a cov]$ entity )    
respect to ! /&>ds1 processes1 &        
policies ( ! cov]$ entity on mod]at+    
in=mation provid$ by a us] or o!r       
in=mation cont5t provid]1 includ+-- 7,a7
 any category ( in=mation t-- 7i7 !     
cov]$ entity does n p]mit on its s]vice2
 or  7ii7 is subject to mod]ation by    
us]s or provid]s ( su* cov]$ entity2    
7,b7 ! process :i* a us] or provid] ( ! 
cov]$ entity utilizes to mod]ate        
in=mation po/$1 publi%$1 or o!rwise     

display$ on ! s]vice2 &  7,c7 !         
notification process1 if any1 :i* !     
cov]$ entity uses to in=m a us]-- 7i7 t 
su* us]'s in=mation has be5 mod]at$2    
7ii7 ( ! rationale ju/ify+ ! mod]ation  
decision2 &  7iii7 ( ! us]'s options =  
r$ress1 if any4  7b7 ,en=cem5t by !     
,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices ,a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 %all         
con/itute an unfair or deceptive act or 
practice 9 comm]ce 9 violation ( section
 #e7;a7 ( ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission   
,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a774  7#b7     
,p[]s ( commission ,subject to p>agraphs
 7#d7 & 7#e71 ! ,commission %all en=ce  
subsection 7a7 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      
section4 ,any p]son :o violates         
subsection 7a7 %all be subject to !     
p5alties & entitl$ to ! privileges &    

immunities provid$ 9 su* ,act4  7#c7    
,regulations ,! ,commission %all        
prescribe1 9 accordance ) section #eec (
 title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 su*     
regulations z are necess>y to c>ry out !
 purposes ( ?is section1 includ+        
regulations z may be necess>y or        
appropriate to adm9i/] & c>ry out !     
purposes & objectives ( ?is section4    
7#d7 ,presumption ( mat]iality ,)       
respect to a violation ( subsection 7a71
 !re %all be a rebuttable presumption t 
a deceptive policy /atem5t is mat]ial & 
likely to cause injury4  7#e7           
,application to common c>ri]s ,not)/&+ !
 def9ition ( ! t]m ,acts to regulate    
comm]ce 9 section #d ( ! ,f$]al ,trade  
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #dd7 & !
 exception provid$ by section #e7;a77#b7
 ( su* ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #de7;a77#b77 
= common c>ri]s1 ! ,commission %all     
en=ce subsection 7a71 9 ! same mann]    
provid$ 9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d71 )  
respect to cov]$ entities t are common  
c>ri]s = purposes ( su* section         

#e7;a77#b74  7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m        
,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7#b7 ,cov]$ entity ,! t]m 
cov]$ entity means an entity t is an    
int]active comput] s]vice engag$ 9      
int]/ate or =eign comm]ce4  7#c7        
,deceptive policy /atem5t ,! t]m        
deceptive policy /atem5t means an oral  
or writt5 repres5tation1 omission1 or   
practice made by an (fic]1 director1 or 
o!r au?oriz$ ag5t ( a cov]$ entity      
reg>d+ su* cov]$ entity's in=mation     
mod]ation policy t-- 7,a7 misleads or is
 likely to mislead a reasonable         
individual reg>d+ ! cov]$ entity's      
s]vice2 &  7,b7 affects or is likely to 
affect a reasonable individual's *oice  
to use or use ( ! cov]$ entity's s]vice4
  7#d7 ,in=mation cont5t provid] ,! t]m 
in=mation cont5t provid] has ! mean+    
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #bcj7;f7 ( !     
,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg       
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774  7#e7 ,int]active  
comput] s]vice ,! t]m int]active comput]

 s]vice has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9      
section #bcj7;f7 ( ! ,communications    
,act ( #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;f774  
7#f7 ,mod]ate ,) respect to in=mation   
provid$ by a us] or o!r in=mation cont5t
 provid]1 ! t]m mod]ate means-- 7,a7 to 
remove or o!rwise re/rict access to or !
 availability ( su* in=mation2  7,b7 to 
edit or o!rwise alt] su* in=mation2 or  
7,c7 to po/1 publi%1 or o!rwise display 
a w>n+1 fact-*eck notice1 or o!r label 9
 conjunction ) su* in=mation4