Senate Bill S3711

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the internet media freedom task force

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Internet And Technology Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S3711 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Internet And Technology
Law Section:
State Technology
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S9014
2023-2024: S1583

2021-S3711 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the internet media freedom task force to study the practices and policies of social media companies that allow the posting of third-party content by users, as well as other issues relating to dissemination of such content, including but not limited to, forms of censorship employed by social media companies.

2021-S3711 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3711 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3711
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 30, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Internet and Technology
 
 AN ACT to establish the internet media freedom task force; and providing
   for the repeal of such provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Legislative Findings. The twenty-first century has seen an
 increasing reliance upon social media as a source of news  and  informa-
 tion.  Social media platforms allow third-party users to post content on
 an unlimited number of issues, and,  unfortunately,  though  not  solely
 designed  or  intended  for  such use, more and more people have come to
 rely on these third-party postings as their main source  of  news.  Some
 social  media platforms have recently taken it upon themselves to act as
 arbiters of truth, and have even gone so far as to block access  to  the
 President of the United States. Given the expanding use of, and reliance
 on,  these  social media platforms as a source of news, it is imperative
 that use of such platforms be open and  maintained  for  all  people  to
 ensure  that no perspective or piece of information is barred or blocked
 from view by the public at large who has come to rely on such  platforms
 for information.
   §  2.  Legislative task force on internet media freedom. A legislative
 task force on internet media freedom is hereby established to study  the
 practices  and policies of social media companies that allow the posting
 of third-party content by users, as well as  other  issues  relating  to
 dissemination  of  such  content, including but not limited to, forms of
 censorship employed by social media companies. The task force will  also
 examine  the impact social media has on elections, including the ability
 of candidates and political parties to access and use the  platform  and
 the use of censorship to unfairly benefit one candidate over another.
   § 3. Composition. (a) The task force shall consist of eight members to
 be  appointed  as  follows:  two members appointed by the speaker of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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