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See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2023

S. 147 Sen. Joseph Manchin (D-WV) In committee
  1. Introduced Jan 30
  2. Committee Jan 30
  3. Passed Senate Next
  4. Passed House Not yet
  5. To President Not yet
  6. Law Not yet
Where it stands
In committee, Jan 30, 2023Next: Senate vote
1367d ago Jan 30, 2023: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary

See Something, Say Something Online Act of 2023

Full summary3 paragraphs

This bill requires a provider of an interactive computer service (e.g., a social media company) to submit an activity report to the Department of Justice if it detects the transmission of any post, message, comment, tag, or other user-generated content or transmission that commits, facilitates, incites, promotes, or otherwise assists the commission of a major crime.

The activity report describing the transmission must contain (1) the name, location, and other identification information submitted by the user; (2) the date and nature of the user-generated content or transmission detected for suspicious activity; and (3) any relevant text, information, and metadata related to the suspicious transmission.

If a provider fails to report a known suspicious transmission, the bill eliminates federal liability protection (sometimes referred to as Section 230 protection) for claims related to that transmission. (Generally, Section 230 provides federal immunity that prevents providers and users of interactive computer services from being held liable for transmitting or taking down user-generated content.)

Library of Congress summary, Jan 30, 2023

Summary versions
  • Introduced in SenateJan 30, 2023

Official record from Congress.gov, the House Clerk and the Senate; lobbying from Lobbying Disclosure Act filings. Updated Oct 27, 2026.