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AZ HB2124

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2020

Primary Sponsor

Bob Thorpe

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Designates online platforms that edit, delete, or restrict access to user-uploaded content for "politically biased reasons" as publishers rather than platforms, removing their liability protections.

  • Makes such designated publishers liable for damages to users, including damages for violations of federal or state constitutional rights.

  • Allows either the Attorney General or affected online users to bring civil actions to recover damages.

  • Defines "platform" as a person enabling content and distribution on the internet, and "publisher" as a person curating and distributing content on the internet.

  • Exempts pornographic and libelous content from the platform protections in this statute.

Legislative Description

Online content; publishers; liability

Liability

Last Action

House TECH Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0-0-0)

2/19/2020

Full Bill Text

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