H.B. 1333 Summary

• Creates the "Anti-Big-Tech Censorship Act" prohibiting social media platforms with over $100 million annual revenue or 100 million monthly users from censoring, shadow banning, deplatforming, or algorithmically deprioritizing content from Hawaii candidates for office or users.

• Requires social media platforms to publish censorship standards, apply them consistently, notify users within seven days before removing content with detailed rationale, and allow users to opt out of algorithmic post-prioritization in favor of chronological feeds.

• Prohibits deplatforming of candidates from the date of qualification through election day; violators face fines of $250,000 per day for statewide candidates and $25,000 per day for other candidates.

• Allows private lawsuits by users for violations, with damages up to $100,000 per claim, plus actual and punitive damages and attorney's fees if deplatformed in violation of the law.

• Establishes enforcement by the Hawaii State Ethics Commission and Department of Consumer Affairs, with investigative power to subpoena algorithms; applies only to the extent consistent with federal law (47 U.S.C. § 230).