,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjbi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bj1  
#bjba,mr4 ,lujn introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend section #bcj7;c7 of the     
,communications ,act of #aicd to remove 
immunity for providers of interactive   
computer services for certain claims1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,protecting ,americans from ,dangerous  
,algorithms ,act4  #b4 ,amendment to the
 ,communications ,decency ,act ,section 
#bcj7;c7 of the ,communications ,act of 
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7;c77 is       
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7#c7 ,algorithmic           
amplification  7,a7 ,in general ,for    
purposes of paragraph 7#a71 a provider  
of an interactive computer service shall
 be considered to be an information     
content provider and the protection     

under that paragraph shall not apply for
 any claim described in subparagraph    
7,b7 of this paragraph4  7,b7           
,conditions for claim  7i7 ,in general  
,a claim described in this subparagraph 
is a claim-- 7,i7 in a civil action     
brought under-- 7aa7 section #aihj or   
#aiha of the ,revised ,statutes 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #aihe1 #aihf72 or  7bb7       
section #bccc of title #ah1 ,united     
,states ,code2 and  7,,ii7 that1 except 
as provided in clause 7ii71 involves a  
case in which the interactive computer  
service used an algorithm1 model1 or    
other computational process to rank1    
order1 promote1 recommend1 amplify1 or  
similarly alter the delivery or display 
of information 7including any text1     
image1 audio1 or video post1 page1      
group1 account1 channel1 or affiliation7
 provided to a user of the service if   
the information is directly relevant to 
the claim4  7ii7 ,exception ,the        
requirement under clause 7i77,,ii7 is   
not satisfied if-- 7,i7 the information 

delivery or display is ranked1 ordered1 
promoted1 recommended1 amplified1 or    
similarly altered in a way that is      
obvious1 understandable1 and transparent
 to a reasonable user based only on the 
delivery or display of the information  
7without the need to reference the terms
 of service or any other agreement71    
including sorting information-- 7aa7    
chronologically or reverse              
chronologically2  7bb7 by average user  
rating or number of user reviews2  7cc7 
alphabetically2  7dd7 randomly2 and     
7ee7 by views1 downloads1 or a similar  
usage metric2 or  7,,ii7 the algorithm1 
model1 or other computational process is
 used for information for which a user  
specifically searches4  7,c7 ,exemptions
  7i7 ,small businesses ,subparagraph   
7,a7 shall not apply to an interactive  
computer service that 7in combination   
with each subsidiary and affiliate of   
the service7 had not more than          
#aj1jjj1jjj unique monthly visitors or  
users for not fewer than #c of the      

preceding #ab months4  7ii7 ,internet   
infrastructure ,subparagraph 7,a7 shall 
not apply to a provider of an           
interactive computer service that is    
used by another interactive computer    
service for the management1 control1 or 
operation of that other interactive     
computer service1 including for-- 7,i7  
web hosting2  7,,ii7 domain             
registration2  7,,iii7 content delivery 
networks2  7,,iv7 caching2  7,v7 data   
storage2 and  7,,vi7 cybersecurity4  4