,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #iabf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #bd1 #bjbd,ms4  
,port] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to require digital
 social companies to adopt t]ms ( s]vice
 t meet c]ta9 m9imum requirem5ts4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,digital ,social ,plat=m ,transp>5cy    
,act4  #b4 ,t]ms ( s]vice requirem5t    
7a7 ,t]ms ( s]vice ,n lat] ?an #ahj days
 aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1     
digital social companies %all po/ t]ms (
 s]vice = ea* digital social plat=m own$
 or op]at$ by ! company 9 a mann]       
reasonably design$ to in=m all us]s ( ! 
digital social plat=m ( ! exi/5ce &     
cont5ts ( ! t]ms ( s]vice4 ,! t]ms (    
s]vice po/$ pursuant to ?is section %all
 include ea* ( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,contact  
in=mation = ! purpose ( all[+ us]s to   
ask ! digital social company que/ions   
ab\t ! t]ms ( s]vice4  7#b7 ,a          
description ( ! process t us]s mu/ foll[

 to flag cont5t1 gr\ps1 or o!r us]s t !y
 believe violate ! t]ms ( s]vice1 & !   
digital social company's commitm5ts on  
response & resolution "t4  7#c7 ,a li/ (
 pot5tial actions ! digital social      
company may take aga9/ an item ( cont5t 
or a us]1 includ+ demonetization1       
deprioritization1 mut+1 or bann+4  7b7  
,translations ,! t]ms ( s]vice po/$     
pursuant to ?is section %all be made    
available 9 all languages 9 :i* !       
digital social plat=m (f]s product      
features1 includ+ m5us & prompts4  #c4  
,report+ requirem5t  7a7 ,t]ms ( s]vice 
report ,n lat] ?an #cfj days aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 & on a          
semiannual basis !reaft]1 ea* digital   
social company %all electronically      
submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al a t]ms (   
s]vice report4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( t]ms (   
s]vice report ,! t]ms ( s]vice report   
%all include1 = ea* digital social      
plat=m own$ or op]at$ by ! company1 ea* 
( ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,! v]sion ( ! t]ms (   
s]vice ( ! digital social plat=m 9      

effect on ! date ( ! report4  7#b7 ,if  
applicable1 a complete & detail$        
description ( any *anges to ! t]ms (    
s]vice s9ce ! previ\s report4  7#c7 ,a  
/atem5t ( :e!r ! v]sion ( ! t]ms (      
s]vice 9 effect on ! date ( ! report    
def9es ea* ( ! foll[+ categories (      
cont5t 7or any sub/antially simil>      
categories71 &1 if s1 ! def9itions ( ^? 
categories1 includ+ any subcategories3  
7,a7 ,hate spee* or racism4  7,b7       
,extremism or radicalization4  7,c7     
,dis9=mation or mis9=mation4  7,d7      
,h>assm5t4  7,e7 ,=eign political       
int]f]5ce4  7#d7 ,a detail$ description 
( cont5t mod]ation practices us$ by !   
digital social company = t plat=m1      
includ+ ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,any exi/+ 
policies int5d$ to address ! categories 
( cont5t describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7,b7
 ,h[ automat$ cont5t mod]ation sy/ems   
en=ce t]ms ( s]vice ( ! digital social  
plat=m & :5 ^! sy/ems involve human     
review4  7,c7 ,h[ ! digital social      
company responds to us] reports (       

violations ( ! t]ms ( s]vice4  7,d7 ,:at
 /&>ds1 policies1 or decision-mak+      
sy/ems ! digital social company employs 
:5 decid+ to action individual pieces ( 
cont5t1 us]s1 or gr\ps4  7#e7 ,in=mation
 on cont5t t 0 flagg$ to ! digital      
social company z belong+ to any ( !     
categories describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c71    
includ+ ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,! total   
numb] ( flagg$ items ( cont5t4  7,b7 ,! 
total numb] ( action$ items ( cont5t4   
7,c7 ,! total numb] ( action$ items (   
cont5t t 7 remov$1 demonetiz$1          
deprioritiz$1 mut$1 or bann$ by !       
digital social company1 disaggregat$ by 
ea* type ( action4  7,d7 ,! numb] (     
times action$ items ( cont5t 7 view$ by 
us]s4  7,e7 ,! numb] ( times action$    
items ( cont5t 7 %>$1 & ! numb] ( us]s t
 view$ ! cont5t be=e x 0 action$4  7,f7 
,! numb] ( times us]s appeal$ digital   
social company actions tak5 on t plat=m4
  7,g7 ,! numb] ( rev]sals ( digital    
social company actions on appeal        
disaggregat$ by ea* type ( action4  7#f7

 ,all in=mation requir$ by p>agraphs    
7#d7 & 7#e7 %all be disaggregat$ into ! 
foll[+ categories3 7,a7 ,! category (   
cont5t1 includ+ any relevant categories 
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#c74  7,b7 ,! type 
( cont5t1 includ+ po/s1 comm5ts1        
messages1 9-game /ructures or objects1  
or pr(iles ( us]s1 or gr\ps ( us]s4     
7,c7 ,! type ( m$ia ( ! cont5t1 includ+ 
text1 images1 videos1 & audio4  7,d7 ,h[
 ! cont5t 0 flagg$1 includ+ flagg$ by   
company employees or contractors1 flagg$
 by artificial intellig5ce s(tw>e1      
flagg$ by community mod]ators1 flagg$ by
 civil society p>tn]s1 & flagg$ by us]s4
  7,e7 ,h[ ! cont5t 0 action$1 includ+  
action$ by company employees or         
contractors1 action$ by artificial      
intellig5ce s(tw>e1 or action$ by       
community mod]ators4  7c7 ,activity     
report ,a digital social company %all   
report-- 7#a7 activity )9 ! ?ird & f\r? 
qu>t]s ( ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>1 to !      
,attorney ,g5]al no lat] ?an ,april #a (
 ea* ye>2 &  7#b7 activity )9 ! fir/ &  

second qu>t]s ( ! curr5t cal5d> ye>1 to 
! ,attorney ,g5]al no lat] ?an ,octob]  
#a ( ea* ye>4  7d7 ,repository ,!       
,attorney ,g5]al %all make all t]ms (   
s]vice reports submitt$ pursuant to ?is 
section available to ! public 9 a       
se>*able repository on its (ficial      
int]net website4  #d4 ,p5alties = lack (
 submission  7a7 ,adm9i/rative assessm5t
 ,a digital social company t violates ! 
provisions ( ?is ,act %all be liable =  
an adm9i/rative assessm5t n to exce$    
#ae1jjj p] violation p] day4  7b7       
,violations ,a digital social company   
%all be consid]$ 9 violation ( !        
provisions ( ?is ,act = ea* day !       
digital social company does any ( !     
foll[+3 7#a7 ,fails to po/ t]ms ( s]vice
 9 accordance ) section #b4  7#b7 ,fails
 to timely submit to ! ,attorney ,g5]al 
a report requir$ pursuant to section #c4
  7#c7 ,mat]ially omits or misrepres5ts 
requir$ in=mation 9 a report submitt$   
pursuant to section #c4  7c7 ,relief ,! 
,attorney ,g5]al has ! exclusive        

au?ority to br+ an action 9 any c\rt (  
compet5t jurisdiction1 ^u _! own        
compla9t or ^u ! compla9t ( any bo>d1   
(fic]1 p]son1 corporation1 or           
association1 to enjo9 a violation ( ?is 
,act by a digital social company4  7d7  
,deposits into ,fund  7#a7 ,e/abli%m5t  
,!re is e/abli%$ 9 ! ,treasury a sep>ate
 acc\nt to be kn[n z ! ,digital ,social 
,plat=m ,t]ms ( ,s]vice ,fund 7h]e9aft] 
ref]r$ to z ! ,fund74  7#b7 ,deposits   
,!re %all be deposit$ 9 ! ,fund "o-half 
( ! adm9i/rative assessm5t funds        
collect$ pursuant to ?is section1 :i*   
funds may be us$ to ma9ta9 ! report+    
website & support ! en=cem5t ( ?is ,act4
  #e4 ,duties & obligations2 rem$ies &  
p5alties  7a7 ,duties & obligations ,!  
duties & obligations au?oriz$ "u ?is    
,act are cumulative to any o!r duties or
 obligations impos$ "u local1 ,/ate1 or 
,f$]al law & %all n be con/ru$ to       
relieve any p>ty f any duties or        
obligations impos$ "u law4  7b7 ,rem$ies
 & p5alties ,rem$ies or p5alties        

au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act are cumulative to  
any o!r rem$ies or p5alties available "u
 local law1 ,/ate law1 ?is ,act or any  
o!r ,f$]al law4  #f4 ,rules (           
con/ruction  7a7 ,limitation on         
application ,?is ,act may n be con/ru$  
to apply to an int]net-bas$ s]vice or   
application = :i* int]actions betwe5    
us]s are limit$ to direct messages1     
comm]cial transactions1 consum] reviews 
( products1 sell]s1 s]vices1 ev5ts1 or  
places1 or any comb9ation !re(4  7b7    
,end-to-,end encryption ,?is ,act may n 
be con/ru$ to require or enc\rage any   
int]net-bas$ s]vice or application to   
*ange ! effectiv5ess ( end-to-end       
encryption ( t s]vice or application4   
#g4 ,def]5ce to ag5cy int]pretations    
,not)/&+ section #gjf ( title #e1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al may   
make su* int]pretations & det]m9ations z
 are reasonable & necess>y to c>ry out  
?is ,act1 ) respect to :i* c\rts %all   
def]4  #h4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,action$ ,! t]m action$ means t a      

digital social company1 due to a        
suspect$ or confirm$ violation ( ! t]ms 
( s]vice1 has tak5 "s =m ( action1      
includ+ removal1 demonetization1        
deprioritization1 mut+1 susp5d+1 or     
bann+1 aga9/ a relevant us] or relevant 
item ( cont5t4  7#b7 ,cont5t ,! t]m     
cont5t means /atem5ts1 po/s1 comm5ts1   
messages1 videos1 audio1 images1 9-game 
/ructures or o!r us]-creat$ objects1 or 
pr(iles ( us]s or gr\ps ( us]s1 or      
/ructures t are creat$1 po/$1 %>$1 or   
o!rwise int]act$ ) by us]s on an        
int]net-bas$ s]vice or application4 ,!  
t]m cont5t does n include m$ia put on a 
s]vice or application exclusively = !   
purpose ( cl\d /orage1 transmitt+ files1
 or file collaboration4  7#c7 ,digital  
social company ,! t]m digital social    
company means a p]son or entity t owns  
or op]ates "o or m digital social       
plat=ms1 includ+ social m$ia plat=ms &  
onl9e games4  7#d7 ,digital social      
plat=m  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m digital    
social plat=m means a public or         

semipublic int]net-bas$ s]vice or       
application t has us]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates
 & t meets ! foll[+ crit]ia3 7i7 ,a     
sub/antial function ( ! s]vice or       
application is to introduce us]s 9 ord] 
to all[ us]s to int]act socially ) ea*  
o!r )9 ! s]vice or application4  7ii7 ,!
 s]vice or application all[s us]s to d  
ea* ( ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,con/ruct a public 
or semipublic pr(ile = purposes ( sign+ 
into & us+ ! s]vice or application4     
7,,ii7 ,populate a li/ ( o!r us]s ) :om 
an individual %>es a social connection  
)9 ! sy/em4  7,,iii7 ,create or po/     
cont5t viewable by o!r gr\ps or         
communities ( us]s1 includ+ on message  
bo>ds1 9 *at rooms1 or ?r\gh a l&+ page 
or ma9 fe$4  7iii7 ,a s]vice or         
application t g5]ates m ?an #ajj1jjj1jjj
 9 gross rev5ue dur+ ! prec$+ cal5d>    
ye>4  7,b7 ,exclusion ,! t]m digital    
social plat=m does n include a s]vice or
 application t provides email or direct 
messages1 comm]cial transactions1       
consum] reviews ( products1 sell]s1     

s]vices1 ev5ts1 or places1 or any       
comb9ation !re( on ! basis ( t function 
alone4  7#e7 ,end-to-end encryption ,!  
t]m end-to-end encryption means         
communications encryption 9 :i* data is 
encrypt$ :5 be+ pass$ ?r\gh a network1 b
 r\t+ in=mation rema9s visible4  7#f7   
,public or semipublic int]net-bas$      
s]vice or application ,! t]m public or  
semipublic int]net-bas$ s]vice or       
application excludes a s]vice or        
application us$ to facilitate           
communication )9 a bus9ess or ent]prise 
among employees or affiliates ( !       
bus9ess or ent]prise1 provid$ t access  
to ! s]vice or application is re/rict$  
to employees or affiliates ( ! bus9ess  
or ent]prise us+ ! s]vice or            
application4  7#g7 ,t]ms ( s]vice ,! t]m
 t]ms ( s]vice means a policy or set (  
policies adopt$ by a digital social     
company t specifies1 at lea/1 ! us]     
behavior & activities t are p]mitt$ on !
 int]net-bas$ s]vice own$ or op]at$ by !
 digital social company1 & ! us]        

behavior & activities t may subject !   
us] or an item ( cont5t to be+ action$4