H.R. 6266 would hold social media platforms legally responsible for injuries or deaths caused by their recommendation algorithms. The bill requires platforms with over 1 million users to exercise "reasonable care" in designing and operating algorithms that rank and recommend content, and it removes their current legal liability protections if they fail to do so. People harmed by an algorithm's design—either directly or through content it promoted—could sue for compensatory and punitive damages in federal court, and the bill prevents platforms from requiring arbitration or waivers to avoid these lawsuits. The legislation does not apply to chronologically sorted feeds, direct search results, or platforms like email services, messaging apps, and review or commerce websites, and it includes protections to prevent government enforcement based on content viewpoint.
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