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GA SB393
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/8/2022
Primary Sponsor
Greg Dolezal
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AI Summary
- Social media platforms with more than 20 million monthly active U.S. users are classified as common carriers and prohibited from censoring users or their expression based on viewpoint, geographic location, race, religion, political beliefs, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics
- Covered platforms must publicly disclose how they curate and target content, make content removal and account suspension decisions, use algorithms for search rankings and content promotion, and engage in practices such as shadow banning
- Platforms must publish biannual transparency reports detailing the number of content flagging instances (by user complaints, employees, partners, or automated tools) and enforcement actions taken, and submit these reports to the Georgia Public Service Commission
- Users may bring civil actions, including class actions, against platforms that violate the law and may recover injunctive relief, declaratory relief, court costs, and attorney's fees; courts must hold non-compliant platforms in contempt with daily penalties
- Publishing false or incomplete disclosures, violating a platform's own terms of service, or failing to file transparency reports constitutes a violation of Georgia's Fair Business Practices Act of 1975; the law applies to actions on or after July 1, 2022, with provisions allowing claims for pre-existing censorship that continues past that date
Legislative Description
'Common Carrier Non-Discrimination Act'; enact
Last Action
House Second Readers
3/11/2022
Committee Referrals
Judiciary3/9/2022
Regulated Industries and Utilities1/27/2022
Full Bill Text
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