Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 05, 2022 | referred to science and technology |
Jun 09, 2021 | print number 7581a |
Jun 09, 2021 | amend and recommit to science and technology |
May 14, 2021 | referred to science and technology |
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A7581 - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4512
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §394-ccc, Gen Bus L
A7581 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7581 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Science and Technology AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for reporting vaccine misinformation on their platform THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 394-ccc to read as follows: § 394-CCC. SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS; VACCINE MISINFORMATION PROHIBITED. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "VACCINE MISINFORMATION" MEANS A PUBLIC EXPRESSION, EITHER VERBAL- LY, IN WRITING OR THROUGH IMAGES, WHICH INTENTIONALLY IS MISLEADING ABOUT VACCINES, VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS, VACCINE COMPONENTS, VACCINE EFFI- CACY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ILLNESS AND VACCINES, OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO VACCINES. (B) "SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK" MEANS SERVICE PROVIDERS, WHICH, FOR PROFIT-MAKING PURPOSES, OPERATE INTERNET PLATFORMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE USERS TO SHARE ANY CONTENT WITH OTHER USERS OR TO MAKE SUCH CONTENT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 2. A SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK SHALL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CLEAR AND EASI- LY ACCESSIBLE MECHANISM FOR INDIVIDUAL USERS TO REPORT AND MAKE COMPLAINTS OF VACCINE MISINFORMATION. SUCH MECHANISM SHALL BE CLEARLY ACCESSIBLE TO USERS OF SUCH NETWORK AND EASILY ACCESSED FROM BOTH A SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS' APPLICATION AND WEBSITE. 3. EACH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK SHALL HAVE A CLEAR AND CONCISE POLICY READILY AVAILABLE AND ACCESSIBLE ON THEIR WEBSITE AND APPLICATION WHICH INCLUDES HOW SUCH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK WILL RESPOND AND ADDRESS INCI- DENTS OF VACCINE MISINFORMATION WHICH HAVE BEEN REPORTED. SUCH POLICY SHALL INCLUDE A MECHANISM TO ALLOW SUCH SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK TO PROVIDE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A7581A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S4512
- Law Section:
- General Business Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §394-ccc, Gen Bus L
A7581A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7581--A 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y May 14, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Science and Technology -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the general business law, in relation to requiring social media networks to provide and maintain mechanisms for reporting vaccine misinformation on their platform THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section 394-ccc to read as follows: § 394-CCC. SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS; VACCINE MISINFORMATION PROHIBITED. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: (A) "VACCINE MISINFORMATION" MEANS A PUBLIC EXPRESSION, EITHER VERBAL- LY, IN WRITING OR THROUGH IMAGES, WHICH INTENTIONALLY IS MISLEADING ABOUT VACCINES, VACCINE SIDE EFFECTS, VACCINE COMPONENTS, VACCINE EFFI- CACY, THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ILLNESS AND VACCINES, OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANTIVE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO VACCINES. (B) "SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK" MEANS SERVICE PROVIDERS, WHICH, FOR PROFIT-MAKING PURPOSES, OPERATE INTERNET PLATFORMS THAT ARE DESIGNED TO ENABLE USERS TO SHARE ANY CONTENT WITH OTHER USERS OR TO MAKE SUCH CONTENT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. 2. A SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK THAT CONDUCTS BUSINESS IN THE STATE, SHALL PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN A CLEAR AND EASILY ACCESSIBLE MECHANISM FOR INDI- VIDUAL USERS TO REPORT INCIDENTS OF VACCINE MISINFORMATION. SUCH MECH- ANISM SHALL BE CLEARLY ACCESSIBLE TO USERS OF SUCH NETWORK AND EASILY ACCESSED FROM BOTH A SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORKS' APPLICATION AND WEBSITE, AND SHALL ALLOW THE SOCIAL MEDIA NETWORK TO PROVIDE A DIRECT RESPONSE TO ANY INDIVIDUAL REPORTING VACCINE MISINFORMATION INFORMING THEM OF HOW THE MATTER IS BEING HANDLED. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08384-04-1