,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ida  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bb1         
#bjbc,mr4 ,rubio 7for himself and ,mr4  
,braun7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to remove  
immunity protections from social media  
platforms which host accounts of        
censoring foreign adversaries1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,removing      
,section #bcj ,immunity for ,official   
,accounts of ,censoring ,foreign        
,adversaries ,act4  #b4 ,definitions ,in
 this ,act3 7#a7 ,censoring foreign     
adversary ,the term censoring foreign   
adversary means an adversarial foreign  
government that-- 7,a7 restricts access 
to covered social media platforms2 and  
7,b7 is designated as a censoring       
foreign adversary pursuant to section   
#c4  7#b7 ,covered1 verified1 or other  
authentic account ,the term covered1    

verified1 or other authentic account    
means any account on a covered social   
media platform that-- 7,a7 is under the 
control or working on behalf of-- 7i7 a 
government agency1 department1 ministry1
 or institution of a censoring foreign  
adversary2  7ii7 a government official  
of a censoring foreign adversary1       
including heads of state1 elected       
officials1 appointed ministers1         
ambassadors1 and official spokespersons2
 or  7iii7 a company1 or the employees  
of a company1 that-- 7,i7 is directly or
 indirectly owned by a censoring foreign
 adversary2  7,,ii7 is controlled by a  
censoring foreign adversary that has the
 authority to decide important matters  
with respect to such company2 or        
7,,iii7 has1 as a shareholder holding at
 least #aj percent of the outstanding   
voting stock or shares of the company1 a
 censoring foreign adversary2 and  7,b7 
7i7 displays a badge1 check mark1 or    
other public-facing identification tool 
that-- 7,i7 is issued by the platform2  

and  7,,ii7 is used to indicate the     
authenticity1 validity1 or verification 
of the person1 organization1 government1
 or other entity1 represented by the    
account2 or  7ii7 has more than #ejj1jjj
 followers4  7#c7 ,covered social media 
platform ,the term covered social media 
platform-- 7,a7 means an ,internet      
website1 application1 or platform that--
 7i7 is open to the public2  7ii7 allows
 citizens from any country to create an 
account on1 register for1 and enjoy as a
 user1 such website1 application1 or    
platform2  7iii7 enables users to       
communicate with other users for the    
primary purpose of posting information1 
comments1 messages1 or images2  7iv7 has
 more than #ej1jjj1jjj active users in  
the ,united ,states in a calendar month2
 and  7v7 is headquartered1 or has its  
principal place of business1 in the     
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 does not     
include-- 7i7 electronic mail2 or  7ii7 
an online service1 application1 or      
website-- 7,i7 that consists primarily  

of news1 sports1 entertainment1 or other
 information or content that is not user
 generated1 but is preselected by the   
provider2 and  7,,ii7 for which any     
chat1 comments1 or interactive          
functionality is incidental to1 directly
 related to1 or dependent on the        
provision of the content described in   
subparagraph 7,i74  7#d7 ,follower ,the 
term follower means an account that has 
taken any action to subscribe to another
 account's content1 updates1 or posts4  
7#e7 ,user ,the term user means a person
 or entity who posts1 uploads1          
transmits1 shares1 or otherwise         
publishes or receives content through a 
social media platform4  #c4 ,designated 
censoring foreign adversaries ,the      
,secretary of ,state shall compile a    
list of censoring foreign adversaries1  
which shall include-- 7#a7 the          
,government of the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china2  7#b7 the ,government of the 
,russian ,federation2  7#c7 the         
,government of the ,democratic ,people's

 ,republic of ,korea2  7#d7 the         
,government of the ,islamic ,republic of
 ,iran2  7#e7 the ,government of the    
,republic of ,cuba2  7#f7 the           
,government of the ,syrian ,arab        
,republic2 and  7#g7 the regime of      
,nicols ,maduro in ,venezuela4  #d4     
,liability protection  7a7 ,in general  
,covered social media platforms that    
knowingly host1 distribute1 or actively 
display a covered1 verified1 or other   
authentic account of a censoring foreign
 adversary shall not receive any        
protection under section #bcj of the    
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 for content shared1     
edited1 or created by such account4  7b7
 ,clarification ,for purposes of        
subsection 7a71 a covered social media  
platform is deemed to have knowledge    
with respect to any content shared1     
edited1 or created by a covered1        
verified1 or other authentic account    
that meets the requirements described in
 section #b7b77;,b77i74