21RS HB 416

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Last Action	02/09/21: to Committee on Committees (H)
Title	AN ACT creating a civil cause of action against social media Web sites.
Bill Documents	Introduced
Bill Request Number	1479
Sponsors	J. Fischer, C. Massey, N. Tate
Summary of Original Version	Create a new section of KRS Chapter 411 establishing that interactive computer services providing a social media Web site are subject to a private cause of action by a social media Web site user in this state under specified conditions; establish entitlement to damages, including the award of reasonable attorney's fees and possible punitive damages; provide exceptions for deleting or censoring certain speech.
Index Headings of Original Version	News Media - Speech and expression, social media, cause of action for censorship, creation Civil Actions - Censorship, social media, establishment Constitution, Ky. - Speech and expression, social media, cause of action for censorship, creation Telecommunications - Speech and expression, social media, cause of action for censorship, creation