Reps DeSaulnier and Patronis Introduce Legislation to Hold Tech Companies Accountable and Protect Young Americans

Reps Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA) and Jimmy Patronis (R-FL) introduced the Sunset Section 230 Act, which would repeal Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, making it possible for Americans to bring legal action against big tech companies responsible for online harm. Section 230 was created in 1996 as part of the Communications Decency Act to help encourage innovation and growth among new social media companies, but 30 years later as these companies have become inordinately powerful, Section 230 has become obsolete and dangerous. By sunsetting Section 230 after two years, this bill would provide much needed reform to our tech policy that would protect all users of social media, particularly children, from harmful content and hold companies responsible for demonstrated injury to users of their platforms.