Sen Chris Coons (D-DE)

Senator Coons, colleagues introduce legislation to increase transparency around social media platforms

Senator Chris Coons (D-DE) introduced the bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA) alongside Senate colleagues Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Mitt Romney (R-UT). The bill would require social media companies to share more data with the public and researchers.

Senators announce legislation to ensure transparency at social media platforms

US Sens Chris Coons (D-DE), Rob Portman (R-OH), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) announced the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), a new bipartisan bill that would require social media companies to provide vetted, independent researchers and the public with access to certain platform data. While major social media companies retain granular data on their products’ impact on Americans and our communities, only a small fraction of it is ever made available to the public.

Lawmakers Introduce RECOMPETE Act to Spur Economic Growth

Sen Chris Coons (D-DE), Reps Derek Kilmer (D-WA) and Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), along with Sens Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan Rebuilding Economies and Creating Opportunities for More People Everywhere to Excel Act (RECOMPETE Act).