To amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 and the TAKE IT DOWN Act to combat cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
Conditions Section 230 liability protection on platforms using reasonable processes against cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations, broadens the TAKE IT DOWN Act, and directs FTC implementation.
Who Benefits and How
Victims of cyberstalking, nonconsensual intimate imagery, and sexually explicit deepfakes gain stronger platform-removal duties and clearer federal enforcement tools.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Interactive computer services and covered platforms must maintain prevention, takedown, logging, and compliance systems, while FTC and other agencies take on implementation work.
Key Provisions
- Makes Section 230 protection contingent on a platform duty of care for cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations.
- Updates the TAKE IT DOWN Act to cover cyberstalking-related content and redefines sexually explicit digital forgery terms.
- Requires FTC rulemaking within 180 days while preserving First Amendment protections.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Conditions Section 230 liability protection on platforms using reasonable processes against cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations, broadens the TAKE IT DOWN Act, and directs FTC implementation.
Key Policy Areas
Technology, Civil Liberties, Crime
Primary Purpose
Conditions Section 230 liability protection on platforms using reasonable processes against cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations, broadens the TAKE IT DOWN Act, and directs FTC implementation.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Victims of cyberstalking and intimate privacy violations
- People targeted by nonconsensual deepfake sexual content
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Interactive computer services and covered platforms
- Federal agencies implementing and enforcing the new regime
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Auchincloss (for himself and Ms. Maloy) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Social media platforms and other covered platforms
Social media platforms and other providers of interactive computer services
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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