Here's how 2 Utah lawmakers want to hold social media accountable for harmful algorithms

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Sen. John Curtis and Rep. Mike Kennedy propose the Algorithm Accountability Act to amend Section 230 to hold social platforms accountable for harm caused by algorithms.

The bill mandates social media platforms exercise a duty of care with recommendation algorithms.

Gov. Spencer Cox supports it as a national standard to protect users from harmful content.

SALT LAKE CITY — A pair of Utah lawmakers in Washington are pushing to amend a nearly 30-year-old law governing online communications to hold technology companies accountable for harms caused by algorithmic recommendations on social media and other platforms.

Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Rep. Mike Kennedy, R-Utah, introduced the Algorithm Accountability Act last week, which they say w