Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) introduced the Sunset Section 230 Act, which would repeal the tech liability shield within two years.
Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act shields companies from facing lawsuits over third-party user-generated content on their platforms.
It has become increasingly controversial in recent years, as Americans have sought to hold major tech firms accountable, particularly for online harms to children.
“Sunsetting Section 230 will force Big Tech to come to the table take ownership over the harms it has wrought,” Durbin said in a statement. “And if Big Tech doesn’t, this bill will open the courtroom to victims of its platforms. Parents have been begging Congress to step in, and it’s time we do so.”
Graham touted the “wide and deep bipartisan support” for their efforts.
They are joined on the bill by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.).
