3.0.0 560 2025-12-05T09:07:54Z 2025-12-05T09:07:54Z Senate S S 2023-02-28 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/560 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-02-28T21:10:40Z 118 1231 HR 2023-03-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce. Identical bill CRS 2023-02-28 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2023-02-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2023-02-28 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2023-02-28 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2023-02-28 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2023-02-28 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2023-03-22T22:31:37Z

00 2023-02-28 Introduced in Senate 2023-03-24T20:13:41Z <p><strong>Safeguarding Against Fraud, Exploitation, Threats, Extremism, and Consumer Harms Act or the SAFE TECH Act</strong></p> <p>This bill limits federal liability protection that applies to a user or provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) for claims related to content provided by third parties.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill applies the liability protection to claims arising from third-party speech rather than third-party information. Additionally, the liability protection shall not apply if a user or provider (1) accepts payment to make the speech available, or (2) creates or funds (in whole or in part) the speech. </p> <p>The bill changes legal procedures concerning the liability protection by (1) requiring a defendant in a lawsuit to raise the liability protection as an affirmative defense, and (2) placing the burden of proving that the defense applies on the defendant.</p> <p>Some courts have held that the current liability protection bars claims for civil penalties and injunctive relief. The bill expressly excludes from the liability protection requests for injunctive relief arising from a provider's failure to remove, restrict access to, or prevent dissemination of material likely to cause irreparable harm. However, the bill protects a provider from liability for actions taken to comply with such injunctions.</p> <p>Under current law, the liability protection does not apply to federal criminal law, intellectual property law, and other designated areas of law. The bill further specifies that the liability protection shall not apply to civil rights law; antitrust law; stalking, harassment, or intimidation laws; international human rights law; and civil actions for wrongful death.</p>

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