A bill to amend section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934 to limit liability protection under that section for certain social media platforms, and for other purposes.

Section 2(a)(2) amends Section 230 of the Communications Act to impose a duty of care on social media platforms regarding recommendation-based algorithms, removing liability protection for violations and allowing private rights of action for bodily injury or death, which directly targets large social media companies (e.g., Meta, Google/Alphabet, TikTok) that rely on such algorithms.

The bill's amendments to Section 230 affect 'interactive computer services,' a term that includes broadband providers and telecom companies that offer social media-like services; the loss of liability protection and new duties could impose compliance costs and legal risks on telecom firms that operate platforms meeting the bill's definition of social media platform.

By limiting Section 230 protections for algorithmic curation on social media platforms, the bill may reduce the competitive advantage of social media in content distribution, potentially benefiting traditional media outlets (newspapers, broadcast TV/radio) that rely on editorial curation rather than algorithmic recommendation, as noted in the exemption for chronological sorting and initial search results.