HB 7013 Summary

• Prohibits social media platforms from knowingly deplatforming candidates and establishes fines of $100,000 per day for statewide candidates and $10,000 per day for other candidates upon violation.

• Creates an antitrust violator vendor list maintained by the Department of Management Services to disqualify persons convicted or held civilly liable for antitrust violations from public contracting and receiving economic incentives, with procedures for placement, challenge, and removal.

• Establishes comprehensive social media platform regulations requiring publication of content moderation standards, consistent application of censorship rules, notification to users within 30 days of content removal, and prohibition on use of algorithms to prioritize or shadow ban candidates during election periods.

• Authorizes users to bring private causes of action for certain social media violations with damages up to $100,000 per claim plus actual and punitive damages, and grants the Department of Legal Affairs authority to investigate violations and subpoena algorithms.

• Takes effect July 1, 2021, and applies only to the extent consistent with federal law including 47 U.S.C. § 230(e)(3).