Social Media Reporting Bills Clear NY Senate Committee

A New York state Senate panel cleared two social media bills in voice votes at a virtual hearing Wednesday. The Internet and Technology Committee supported bills by Senate Commerce Committee Chair Anna Kaplan (D) that would require social platforms to provide reporting mechanisms for hateful conduct (S-4511) and election misinformation (S-4531). Tuesday, the Assembly Science and Technology Committee cleared A-7865, its version of S-4511, to the Codes Committee.