According to the New York Times (11/2, Dance, Twohey), legislators “are seeking to make online assistance of suicide a federal crime, pushing to hold accountable both individual users and the tech companies and websites that allow such content on their platforms.” A bipartisan measure “introduced in the House of Representatives on Monday, the Stop Online Suicide Assistance Forums Act, comes amid rising concern over suicide rates among young people, and mounting evidence of online dangers.” This proposed legislation “would allow prosecution under an existing exception to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, the law that governs online activity and typically shields website operators from liability for content posted by users.”
Related Links:
— “Bill Outlawing Online Suicide Assistance Would Open Sites to Liability ” Gabriel J.X. Dance and Megan Twohey, The New York Times, November 2, 2022