H.R. 10332, Section 230 Repeal / Platform Liability Expansion. Quorum's AI analysis reads it as a net cost — and names who bears it.
H.R. 10332 · Net cost
What it does
This bill repeals Section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934, a provision that shields online platforms and websites from liability for user-generated content and gives them broad discretion to moderate content. The repeal takes effect two years after enactment. The bill also removes cross-references to Section 230 throughout federal law and updates definitions in related statutes to reference Section 223 instead.
The analysis names litigation-heavy industries (law firms, class-action attorneys) — and 2 more groups — among the beneficiaries.
The cost
Repeal creates massive litigation exposure for platforms, likely forcing them to adopt aggressive automated content removal and user-blocking to minimize legal risk—potentially silencing legitimate speech.
The analysis put a high warning level on this bill. Transparency scores 85%, and the analysis found no provisions unrelated to the bill's subject.
Who is behind it
Filed by Mark DeSaulnier. Cosponsored by Jimmy Patronis.
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