Bill · S. 3193· Senate(119-S-3193)
Algorithm Accountability Act
- Introduced
- 11/18/2025
- Last activity
- 11/18/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- John Curtis
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The "Algorithm Accountability Act" aims to amend Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934. It establishes a duty of care for social media platforms regarding the design and operation of recommendation-based algorithms. This duty is intended to prevent bodily injury or death that is reasonably foreseeable and caused by the algorithm's performance. If a violation occurs, the platform may lose its specific liability protections. The bill also creates a private right of action for victims to seek damages in court. Finally, it invalidates certain predispute arbitration agreements or waivers related to these disputes.
Yes· 3 of 8
Does this put more rules on large technology companies?+7
The bill limits Section 230 liability protections for social media platforms that fail in their algorithmic duty of care.
Would children be better off under this?+6
The bill allows legal representatives of minors to bring actions against platforms for algorithmic harms.
Does this give people more protection from unfair business practices?+6
The bill creates a duty of care for social media platforms to prevent algorithmic-driven bodily injury or death.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Accountability for Safety: Social media platforms would have a duty of care to exercise reasonable care in the design, training, testing, and maintenance of recommendation-s-based algorithms to prevent foreseeable bodily injury or death. (Section 2, subsection (a)(1)(A))
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Legal Recourse for Victims: If a person suffers bodily injury or death due to an algorithm's failure, they or their legal representatives have the right to bring a civil action in a district court for compensatory and punitive damages. (Section 2, subsection (a)(2)(B))
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Protection from Forced Arbitration: The bill prevents companies from using predispute arbitration agreements or joint-action waivers to block legal disputes arising from these specific circumstances. (Section 2, subsection (a)(3)(A))
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Exclusion of Certain Services: The bill's requirements do not apply to smaller services with fewer than 1,000,000 registered users, nor do they apply to certain types of services like email programs, wireless messaging, or platforms primarily used for product/business reviews, internet commerce, or news and sports coverage. (Section 2, subsection (a)(6)(B))
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Limited Scope of Protection: The duty of care does not apply to content that is sorted chronologically or in reverse chronological order, or to content that is a direct response to a user's initial search. (Section 2, subsection (a)(1)(C))
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Children+6Good For People With Disabilities+5Good For Low Income Households+2
- Education And Technology
- Increases Big Tech Regulation+7
- Economy And Finance
- Improves Consumer Protection+6
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Disability Rights+5Improves Poverty Reduction+1
- Governance And Ideology
- Improves Due Process+5
- 11/18/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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Mark KellyDemocrat · Arizona