,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ida  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjbc,mr4    
,rubio 7= himself & ,mr4 ,braun7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to remove immunity protections
 f social m$ia plat=ms :i* ho/ acc\nts (
 c5sor+ =eign adv]s>ies1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,remov+ ,section #bcj      
,immunity = ,(ficial ,acc\nts ( ,c5sor+ 
,=eign ,adv]s>ies ,act4  #b4 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,c5sor+ =eign adv]s>y
 ,! t]m c5sor+ =eign adv]s>y means an   
adv]s>ial =eign gov]nm5t t-- 7,a7       
re/ricts access to cov]$ social m$ia    
plat=ms2 &  7,b7 is designat$ z a c5sor+
 =eign adv]s>y pursuant to section #c4  
7#b7 ,cov]$1 v]ifi$1 or o!r au!ntic     
acc\nt ,! t]m cov]$1 v]ifi$1 or o!r     
au!ntic acc\nt means any acc\nt on a    
cov]$ social m$ia plat=m t-- 7,a7 is "u 
! control or work+ on behalf (-- 7i7 a  

gov]nm5t ag5cy1 dep>tm5t1 m9i/ry1 or    
in/itution ( a c5sor+ =eign adv]s>y2    
7ii7 a gov]nm5t (ficial ( a c5sor+ =eign
 adv]s>y1 includ+ heads ( /ate1 elect$  
(ficials1 appo9t$ m9i/]s1 ambassadors1 &
 (ficial spokesp]sons2 or  7iii7 a      
company1 or ! employees ( a company1 t--
 7,i7 is directly or indirectly own$ by 
a c5sor+ =eign adv]s>y2  7,,ii7 is      
controll$ by a c5sor+ =eign adv]s>y t   
has ! au?ority to decide important      
matt]s ) respect to su* company2 or     
7,,iii7 has1 z a %>ehold] hold+ at lea/ 
#aj p]c5t ( ! out/&+ vot+ /ock or %>es (
 ! company1 a c5sor+ =eign adv]s>y2 &   
7,b7 7i7 displays a badge1 *eck m>k1 or 
o!r public-fac+ id5tification tool t--  
7,i7 is issu$ by ! plat=m2 &  7,,ii7 is 
us$ to indicate ! au!nticity1 validity1 
or v]ification ( ! p]son1 organization1 
gov]nm5t1 or o!r entity1 repres5t$ by ! 
acc\nt2 or  7ii7 has m ?an #ejj1jjj     
foll[]s4  7#c7 ,cov]$ social m$ia plat=m
 ,! t]m cov]$ social m$ia plat=m-- 7,a7 
means an ,int]net website1 application1 

or plat=m t-- 7i7 is op5 to ! public2   
7ii7 all[s citiz5s f any c\ntry to      
create an acc\nt on1 regi/] =1 & enjoy z
 a us]1 su* website1 application1 or    
plat=m2  7iii7 enables us]s to          
communicate ) o!r us]s = ! prim>y       
purpose ( po/+ in=mation1 comm5ts1      
messages1 or images2  7iv7 has m ?an    
#ej1jjj1jjj active us]s 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates 9 a cal5d> mon?2 &  7v7 is       
headqu>t]$1 or has its pr9cipal place ( 
bus9ess1 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 does
 n include-- 7i7 electronic mail2 or    
7ii7 an onl9e s]vice1 application1 or   
website-- 7,i7 t consi/s prim>ily (     
news1 sports1 ent]ta9m5t1 or o!r        
in=mation or cont5t t is n us] g5]at$1 b
 is preselect$ by ! provid]2 &  7,,ii7 =
 :i* any *at1 comm5ts1 or int]active    
functionality is incid5tal to1 directly 
relat$ to1 or dep5d5t on ! provision ( !
 cont5t describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,i74    
7#d7 ,foll[] ,! t]m foll[] means an     
acc\nt t has tak5 any action to         
subscribe to ano!r acc\nt's cont5t1     

updates1 or po/s4  7#e7 ,us] ,! t]m us] 
means a p]son or entity :o po/s1        
uploads1 transmits1 %>es1 or o!rwise    
publi%es or receives cont5t ?r\gh a     
social m$ia plat=m4  #c4 ,designat$     
c5sor+ =eign adv]s>ies ,! ,secret>y (   
,/ate %all compile a li/ ( c5sor+ =eign 
adv]s>ies1 :i* %all include-- 7#a7 !    
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2    
7#b7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,russian ,f$]ation2
  7#c7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,democratic ,p's 
,republic ( ,korea2  7#d7 ! ,gov]nm5t ( 
! ,islamic ,republic ( ,iran2  7#e7 !   
,gov]nm5t ( ! ,republic ( ,cuba2  7#f7 !
 ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,syrian ,arab ,republic2 
&  7#g7 ! regime ( ,nicols ,maduro 9    
,v5ezuela4  #d4 ,liability protection   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,cov]$ social m$ia plat=ms 
t kn[+ly ho/1 di/ribute1 or actively    
display a cov]$1 v]ifi$1 or o!r au!ntic 
acc\nt ( a c5sor+ =eign adv]s>y %all n  
receive any protection "u section #bcj (
 ! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg    
,u4,s4,c4 #bcj7 = cont5t %>$1 edit$1 or 
creat$ by su* acc\nt4  7b7 ,cl>ification

 ,= purposes ( subsection 7a71 a cov]$  
social m$ia plat=m is deem$ to h k )    
respect to any cont5t %>$1 edit$1 or    
creat$ by a cov]$1 v]ifi$1 or o!r       
au!ntic acc\nt t meets ! requirem5ts    
describ$ 9 section #b7b77;,b77i74