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WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-HI) and John Thune (R-SD) to introduce the Internet Platform Accountab
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Senators from both parties in the United States have introduced a bill that would oblige social media companies to disclose platform data with independent researchers.Democratic senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), and Republican Rob Portman (R-OH) announced the measure on Thursday. The Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA) would create new rules requiring social media firms to share data with "qualified researchers," defined as university-affiliated researchers working on National Science Foundation-approved projects (NSF).
The PATA Act, a new bipartisan bill, would mandate that social media platforms share data with independent researchers or lose Section 230 protections.
Needs to be examined and perhaps addressed. at least under this committee, there are a a couple of things think we can do. i have a piece of legislation and senators blackburn and blumenthal are both co-sponsors. called the filter bubble transparency act. essentially it would give users the options to engage with social media platforms without being manipulated by the secret formulas that essentially dictate the content that you see when you open up an app or logon to a website. we also, i think, need to hold big tech accountable by reforming section 230 and one of the best opportunities i thi...