Bill Text: IA SSB1189 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to censorship of expression on online platforms, and providing penalties.(See SF 486.)
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-02 - Committee report approving bill, renumbered as SF 486. [SSB1189 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB1189-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1189
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
_____
BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
TECHNOLOGY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
COURNOYER)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
censorship
of
expression
on
online
1
platforms,
and
providing
penalties.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
659B.1
Short
title.
1
This
chapter
shall
be
known
and
may
be
cited
as
“The
2
Protecting
Online
Free
Speech
Act”
.
3
Sec.
2.
NEW
SECTION
.
659B.2
Definitions.
4
As
used
in
this
chapter,
unless
the
context
otherwise
5
requires:
6
1.
“Active
state
user”
means
an
individual
who
uses
a
7
particular
online
platform’s
platform
services
three
or
more
8
times
in
a
quarter
while
located
in
this
state.
9
2.
“Adversely
treat”
means
to
delete,
remove,
demonetize,
or
10
restrict
access
to,
or
availability
of,
content.
11
3.
“Annual
gross
revenues”
means
income
or
revenue
from
all
12
sources,
before
any
expenses
or
taxes,
computed
according
to
13
generally
accepted
accounting
principles.
14
4.
“Annual
gross
revenues
attributable
to
users
located
in
15
this
state”
means
the
part
of
the
annual
gross
revenues
of
the
16
corporation
that
is
computed
using
the
apportionment
fraction,
17
the
numerator
of
which
is
the
population
of
residents
of
this
18
state
age
thirteen
years
or
older,
and
the
denominator
of
which
19
is
the
population
of
the
United
States
age
thirteen
years
or
20
older,
both
as
reported
in
the
most
annual
estimates
produced
21
by
the
United
States
census
bureau.
22
5.
“Demonetize”
means
excluding
or
restricting
an
23
information
content
provider
from
participating
in
the
24
service’s
advertisement
revenue
sharing
arrangements.
25
6.
“Deplatform”
means
an
online
platform
restricting,
26
in
whole
or
in
part,
covertly
or
overtly,
the
ability
of
an
27
information
content
provider
to
post,
upload,
or
publish
28
content,
as
opposed
to
such
platform
taking
such
actions
on
29
an
individual
basis
against
specific
and
particular
content
30
produced
by
such
information
content
provider.
31
7.
“Distinct
category
of
services”
means
general
internet
32
search,
personal
social
networking,
microblogging
social
33
networking,
online
video
sharing,
or
online
photo
sharing.
34
8.
“General
internet
search”
means
internet-based
software
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that
responds
to
a
user’s
textual
query
by
using
an
algorithm
1
or
other
methods
to
produce
potentially
relevant
responses
to
2
such
query,
and
responds
to
general
queries,
not
simply
those
3
confined
to
a
particular
subject
or
featuring
results
from
a
4
specific
internet
site.
5
9.
“Information
content
provider”
means
any
person
or
entity
6
that
is
responsible,
in
whole
or
in
part,
for
the
creation
or
7
development
of
information
provided
through
the
internet
or
any
8
other
interactive
computer
service.
9
10.
“Microblogging
social
networking”
means
a
combination
of
10
blogging
and
instant
messaging
focused
around
users
creating
11
short
messages
to
be
posted
and
shared
on
an
online
social
12
networking
service.
13
11.
“Online
photo
sharing”
means
an
internet-based
service
14
that
allows
users
to
upload
and
store
photographs
and
share
15
them
with
other
users,
and
that
is
primarily
focused
on
the
16
posting
and
transmission
of
such
user-provided
photos.
17
12.
“Online
platform”
means
any
internet
site
or
application
18
that
is
open
to
the
public
and
allows
users
to
create
and
share
19
content
electronically
or
engage
in
social
networking,
or
any
20
general
search
engine,
provided
that
an
online
platform
does
21
not
include
any
of
the
following:
22
a.
Electronic
mail
services.
23
b.
An
internet
site
or
application
that
consists
primarily
24
of
news,
sports,
entertainment,
or
other
information
or
content
25
that
is
not
user-generated
but
is
created
or
preselected
by
26
the
provider
and
for
which
any
chat,
comments,
or
interactive
27
functionality
is
incidental
to,
directly
related
to,
or
28
dependent
upon
the
provision
of
such
information
or
content.
29
13.
“Online
video
sharing”
means
an
internet-based
service
30
that
allows
users
to
upload
and
store
videos
and
share
them
31
with
other
users,
and
that
is
primarily
focused
on
the
posting
32
and
transmission
of
such
user-provided
videos.
33
14.
“Personal
social
networking”
means
an
internet-based
34
service
that
allows
users
to
construct
public
or
semipublic
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profiles,
publish
content
on
such
profiles,
articulate
a
list
1
of
other
users
with
whom
they
share
a
connection,
and
view
or
2
exchange
content
with
such
users,
without
the
service
being
3
oriented
toward
a
specific
interest
or
service
such
as
career
4
networking
or
romantic
connections.
5
15.
“Platform
services”
means
the
distinct
category
of
6
services
an
online
platform
offers
to
the
public
for
creating
7
and
sharing
content
electronically,
engaging
in
social
8
networking,
or
searching
for
content.
9
Sec.
3.
NEW
SECTION
.
659B.3
Platform
fees
to
support
10
universal
service
programs.
11
1.
A
corporation
with
annual
gross
revenues
attributable
12
to
users
located
in
this
state
of
more
than
ten
million
13
dollars
that
owns
or
operates
an
online
platform
or
platforms,
14
shall
be,
in
addition
to
any
taxes,
fees,
or
other
charges,
15
assessed
a
quarterly
fee
on
platform
services
actively
16
used
by
ten
percent
or
more
of
individuals
located
in
this
17
state
age
thirteen
and
older.
Such
platform
fee
shall
be
18
equal
to
the
lesser
of
fifteen
percent
of
the
annual
gross
19
revenues
attributable
to
users
located
in
this
state
that
the
20
corporation
generates
through
such
platform
service
and
the
sum
21
of
all
of
the
following:
22
a.
Seven
dollars
and
fifty
cents
per
quarter
per
active
23
state
user
of
the
corporation’s
general
internet
search
24
platform
services.
25
b.
Five
dollars
per
quarter
per
active
state
user
of
the
26
corporation’s
personal
social
networking
platform
services.
27
c.
One
dollar
and
fifty
cents
per
quarter
per
active
state
28
user
of
the
corporation’s
microblogging
social
networking
29
platform
services.
30
d.
One
dollar
and
fifty
cents
per
quarter
per
active
31
state
user
of
the
corporation’s
online
video
sharing
platform
32
services.
33
e.
Five
dollars
per
quarter
per
active
state
user
of
the
34
corporation’s
online
photo
sharing
platform
services.
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2.
The
attorney
general
shall
determine
the
number
of
1
applicable
platform
services’
active
state
users
on
which
2
platform
fees
are
owed,
and
the
proportion
of
individuals
3
located
within
this
state
who
actively
use
such
platform
4
services,
as
follows:
5
a.
The
attorney
general
shall
estimate
the
quarterly
number
6
and
proportion
of
active
state
users
by
any
of
the
following:
7
(1)
Utilizing
reputable
commercially
available
estimates
8
of
the
platform
services’
active
state
users
age
thirteen
and
9
older,
and
computing
the
proportion
of
active
state
users
by
10
dividing
such
number
by
the
most
recent
annual
estimates
for
11
the
state
population
age
thirteen
or
older
produced
by
the
12
United
States
census
bureau.
13
(2)
Conducting
a
statistically
representative
survey
of
14
individuals
located
within
this
state
age
thirteen
and
older
15
with
a
sample
size
sufficient
to
produce
a
margin
of
error
of
16
less
than
two
percent
at
the
ninety-five
percent
confidence
17
level.
Such
survey
shall
estimate,
for
each
corporation
18
subject
to
online
platform
fees,
the
proportion
of
individuals
19
located
within
this
state
who
used
each
applicable
platform
20
service
three
or
more
times
in
the
previous
quarter.
The
21
estimated
active
state
users
for
that
quarter
shall
be
the
22
product
of
that
proportion
and
the
most
recent
annual
estimates
23
for
the
state
population
age
thirteen
and
older
produced
by
the
24
United
States
census
bureau.
25
b.
The
attorney
general
shall
transmit
its
estimated
26
number
of
active
state
users
to
the
applicable
corporations
27
within
sixty
days
of
the
end
of
the
applicable
quarter.
The
28
proportion
and
number
of
active
state
users
shall
be
the
29
estimated
proportion
and
estimated
number
of
active
state
30
users
for
that
quarter,
unless
the
online
platform
provides
31
administrative
records
demonstrating
by
a
preponderance
of
32
evidence
that
a
different
number
of
users
within
this
state
33
used
the
applicable
platform
services
three
or
more
times
in
34
the
previous
quarter.
In
such
cases,
the
fee
shall
be
owed
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on
the
administratively
determined
number
of
active
state
1
users,
and
the
proportion
shall
be
calculated
by
dividing
such
2
administratively
determined
number
by
the
most
recent
annual
3
estimates
for
the
state
population
age
thirteen
and
older
4
produced
by
the
United
States
census
bureau.
5
3.
Platform
fees
collected
under
this
section
shall
be
6
deposited
in
the
Iowa
communications
network
fund
created
in
7
section
8D.14
and
used
for
the
purposes
designated
for
that
8
fund.
9
4.
a.
Each
corporation
that
owns
or
operates
an
online
10
platform
or
platforms
subject
to
fees
under
this
chapter
shall
11
complete,
under
oath,
and
file
with
the
attorney
general
12
a
return
for
quarterly
fee
payments,
along
with
such
fee
13
payment,
within
one
hundred
twenty
days
of
the
completion
of
14
the
applicable
quarter,
provided
that
the
attorney
general
may
15
extend
this
deadline
for
good
cause
related
to
administratively
16
determining
the
number
of
active
state
users
in
the
applicable
17
quarter.
18
b.
A
person
who
willfully
files
a
false
return
under
this
19
section
with
the
intent
to
evade
the
payment
of
fees
due
under
20
this
section
is
guilty
of
perjury
and
shall
be
punished
as
21
provided
in
section
720.2.
22
c.
A
person
who
is
required
to
file
a
fee
return
and
who
23
willfully
fails
to
file
the
return
as
required
under
this
24
section
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
25
5.
a.
The
attorney
general
shall
assess
interest
on
unpaid
26
platform
fees
from
the
due
date
to
the
date
on
which
the
fee
is
27
paid
if
a
person
who
is
required
to
pay
an
online
platform
fee
28
under
this
section
either
fails
to
pay
an
installment
when
due
29
or
pays
less
than
the
amount
due.
30
b.
In
addition
to
such
interest,
the
attorney
general
31
shall
assess
a
penalty
not
exceeding
twenty-five
percent
of
32
the
amount
due
if
a
corporation
required
to
pay
a
platform
fee
33
under
this
section
fails
to
pay
such
tax
within
one
hundred
34
eighty
days
of
the
due
date
of
such
fee.
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6.
The
attorney
general
shall
issue
regulations
governing
1
the
assessment
and
collection
of
platform
fees
under
this
2
section,
including
the
process
for
corporations
to
provide
3
administrative
data
on
the
number
of
active
state
users
on
4
which
fees
are
owed
and
certifying
corporations
for
exemption
5
under
section
659B.4.
6
Sec.
4.
NEW
SECTION
.
659B.4
Fee
exemption
for
platforms
7
that
foster
open
discourse.
8
1.
Notwithstanding
section
659B.3,
a
corporation
shall
not
9
owe
any
platform
fees,
nor
be
required
to
file
a
platform
fee
10
return,
for
any
platform
services
for
which,
whether
or
not
11
such
platform
services
are
market
dominant,
the
corporation
12
does
all
of
the
following:
13
a.
Publishes
on
a
quarterly
basis
the
number
of
times
14
during
the
quarter
content
created
by
information
content
15
providers
within
this
state
was
adversely
treated,
the
number
16
of
information
content
providers
within
this
state
who
were
17
deplatformed
or
demonetized,
the
number
of
appeals
of
such
18
actions
filed,
and
the
number
of
appeals
of
such
actions
19
granted.
20
b.
Incorporates
into
such
platform
service’s
terms
of
21
service
applicable
to
users
in
this
state
the
following
22
contractual
terms:
23
Section
[Appropriate
Section
Number]
——
Open
Discourse
and
24
Fair
Treatment
25
Part
1.
Coverage
and
Scope.
26
This
section
applies
to
individuals
who
are
residents
of
and
27
physically
located
in
the
state
of
Iowa
and
are
either
users,
28
or
desired
users,
of
our
service.
29
In
the
event
of
a
conflict
between
the
provisions
of
this
30
section
and
any
other
provision
in
these
terms
of
service,
the
31
provisions
of
this
section
shall
prevail.
32
Part
2.
Definitions.
33
For
the
purpose
of
this
section:
34
1.
“Restricting
access
to”
or
“availability
of
content”
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means
restricting,
in
whole
or
in
part,
covertly
or
overtly,
1
manually
or
algorithmically,
the
availability,
visibility,
or
2
distribution
of
content
a
user
posts,
uploads,
or
publishes;
3
provided
that
this
phrase
does
not
encompass
the
output
of
an
4
algorithm
we
use
for
presenting
or
prioritizing
content
when
5
such
algorithm
is:
6
a.
Generally
applicable.
7
b.
Viewpoint
neutral.
8
c.
Not
designed
to
restrict
the
visibility
or
distribution
9
of
content
of
a
specific
user.
10
2.
“Demonetize”
means
excluding
or
restricting
a
user
11
from
participating
in
user
advertisement
revenue-sharing
12
arrangements.
13
3.
“Deplatform”
means
restricting,
in
whole
or
in
part,
14
covertly
or
overtly,
a
user’s
or
desired
user’s
ability
to
15
post,
upload,
or
publish
content,
as
opposed
to
our
taking
such
16
actions
on
a
case-by-case
basis
against
specific
and
particular
17
content
produced
by
such
individual.
18
Part
3.
Commitments
to
Open
Discourse
and
Fair
Treatment.
19
We
promise:
20
1.
We
will
not
deplatform
or
otherwise
categorically
deny
21
service
to
you,
although
this
commitment
does
not
prejudice
22
the
ability
of
other
users
to
decide
with
whom
they
interact,
23
continue
to
interact,
or
accept
to
dialogue
from.
24
2.
We
will
provide
you
an
open
forum
for
public
debate
or
25
dialogue,
without
regard
to
differing
ideological,
political,
26
philosophical,
or
religious
perspectives.
27
3.
We
will
not
demonetize
or
restrict
access
to
or
28
availability
of
your
content
based
on
ideological,
political,
29
philosophical,
or
religious
views
implied
or
expressed;
30
provided
that
nothing
in
this
paragraph
prevents
us
from
31
removing
content
that
is
otherwise
obscene,
lewd,
lascivious,
32
filthy,
excessively
violent,
harassing,
or
otherwise
33
objectionable
on
similar
grounds
even
though
such
content
34
may
also
express
philosophical,
political,
ideological,
or
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religious
views.
1
4.
We
will
only
demonetize
or
restrict
access
to,
or
2
availability
of,
your
content
if
it
is
not
permitted
under
3
specific
and
plain
and
particular
provisions
of
either
our
4
community
standards
or
other
provisions
of
our
terms
of
5
service.
We
will
apply
those
community
standards
and
terms
6
of
service
transparently,
consistently,
in
good
faith,
and
7
without
pretext.
We
will
not
apply
our
community
standards
8
or
terms
of
service
selectively
to
some
users
and
not
others.
9
If
we
demonetize
or
restrict
access
to
or
availability
of
10
your
content,
evidence
that
we
have
intentionally
declined
to
11
demonetize
or
restrict
access
to
or
availability
of
similarly
12
situated
content
from
other
users
may
be
taken
as
evidence
we
13
have
violated
our
obligations
under
this
paragraph.
14
5.
If
we
demonetize
or
restrict
access
to
or
availability
15
of
your
content,
we
will
give
you
written
notification
within
16
seven
days
of
the
action
being
taken.
That
notification
will
17
provide
a
specific
and
detailed
explanation
of
the
reason
that
18
content
violated
our
community
standards
or
terms
of
service,
19
including
a
description
of
the
plain
and
particular
provisions
20
of
our
community
standards
or
terms
of
service
such
content
21
violated.
22
6.
Appeals:
Upon
any
restriction,
demonetization,
or
23
content
moderation
as
described
above
or
under
relevant
law,
24
you
will
have
a
meaningful
opportunity
to
appeal
to
have
such
25
actions
reversed.
The
grounds
for
appeal
include,
but
are
26
not
limited
to,
the
fact
that
our
act
of
content
moderation,
27
whatever
form
it
is
in,
must
be
made
in
good
faith,
without
28
pretext,
and
applied
consistently
to
all
users.
29
Part
4.
Limitations.
30
Nothing
in
this
section
affects
our
ability
to
demonetize
or
31
restrict
access
to
or
availability
of
content
that
is
obscene
32
or
pornographic.
Nor
does
anything
in
this
section
limit
our
33
ability
to
demonetize
or
restrict
access
to
or
availability
of
34
any
content
that
is
illegal
under
state
or
federal
law,
such
as
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constitutionally
unprotected
content
in
furtherance
of
unlawful
1
activity,
content
that
is
in
violation
of
intellectual
property
2
laws,
or
content
subject
to
a
final
judgment
of
a
federal
court
3
or
state
court
directing
the
removal
of
such
content.
4
Part
5.
Enforcement
and
Damages.
5
1.
The
provisions
of
this
section
are
contractual
and
are
6
enforceable
at
law
or
in
equity.
We
expressly
do
not
contract
7
for
any
venue,
jurisdiction,
judicial
forum,
or
choice
of
law
8
provision
for
enforcement
of
this
section.
Notwithstanding
9
any
other
provision
in
these
terms
of
service,
we
waive
said
10
forum
and
choice
of
law
provisions
as
applied
to
this
section,
11
allowing
you
or
any
proper
legal
authority
to
determine
those,
12
should
the
need
arise,
under
all
relevant
and
applicable
laws.
13
If
you
bring
an
action
against
us
to
enforce
the
terms
of
this
14
section
and
obtain
a
final
judgment
prevailing
against
us,
we
15
will,
in
addition
to
any
other
remedies
or
penalties
provided
16
by
law:
17
a.
Reimburse
your
court
costs,
fees,
and
reasonable
18
attorney
fees.
19
b.
Pay
any
actual
damages
you
incurred
through
our
failure
20
to
abide
by
the
terms
of
this
section.
21
2.
The
fee
exemption
provided
under
this
section
shall
22
not
apply
to
any
corporation’s
platform
services
if
a
court
23
of
competent
jurisdiction
issues
a
final
order
holding
the
24
contractual
language
set
forth
in
subsection
1,
paragraph
“b”
,
25
unenforceable,
in
whole
or
in
part,
against
such
corporation
26
and
platform
services.
In
such
event,
the
attorney
general
27
shall
submit
a
notice
within
thirty
days
informing
such
28
corporation
that
it
will
be
liable
for
the
platform
fees
of
29
section
659B.3.
Such
liability
shall
commence
the
first
full
30
quarter
beginning
after
the
attorney
general
submits
such
31
notice.
32
Sec.
5.
NEW
SECTION
.
659B.5
Rules
of
construction.
33
1.
This
chapter
shall
not
be
construed
as
requiring
online
34
platforms
to
verify
the
state
of
residency
of
users
of
their
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services.
An
online
platform
fulfills
its
duties
under
this
1
chapter
if
it
satisfies
them
with
regard
to
conduct
that
occurs
2
within
this
state.
3
2.
Platform
services
of
an
online
platform
shall
be
4
construed
as
mutually
distinct
categories.
5
Sec.
6.
NEW
SECTION
.
659B.6
Severability.
6
1.
Subject
to
the
provisions
of
this
section,
the
provisions
7
of
this
chapter
are
severable
pursuant
to
section
4.12.
If
8
any
section,
subsection,
or
other
part
of
this
chapter
is
9
declared
invalid
or
unconstitutional
by
a
court
of
competent
10
jurisdiction,
that
declaration
shall
not
affect
the
part
which
11
remains.
12
2.
The
provisions
of
section
659B.4
are
not
severable.
13
If
any
provision
or
a
part
thereof
is
declared
invalid
or
14
unconstitutional,
that
declaration
shall
invalidate
the
whole
15
of
section
659B.4;
provided
that
such
declaration
shall
not
16
affect
the
rest
of
this
chapter
which
remains.
17
EXPLANATION
18
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
19
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
20
This
bill
relates
to
the
censorship
of
expression
on
21
market
dominant
online
platforms
and
creates
the
protecting
22
online
free
speech
Act.
The
bill
defines
“active
state
23
user”,
“adversely
treat”,
“annual
gross
revenues”,
“annual
24
gross
revenues
attributable
to
users
located
in
this
state”,
25
“demonetize”,
“deplatform”,
“distinct
category
of
services”,
26
“general
internet
search”,
“information
content
provider”,
27
“microblogging
social
networking”,
“online
photo
sharing”,
28
“online
platform”,
“online
video
sharing”,
“personal
social
29
networking”,
and
“platform
services”.
30
The
bill
provides
a
corporation
with
more
than
10
million
31
users
in
the
state
shall
be
assessed
a
quarterly
fee
on
32
platform
services
to
support
universal
service
programs.
The
33
bill
provides
that
the
attorney
general
shall
determine
the
34
number
of
applicable
platform
services’
active
state
users
on
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which
platform
fees
are
owed,
and
the
proportion
of
individuals
1
located
within
this
state
who
actively
use
such
platform
2
services
and
provide
its
estimated
number
of
active
state
users
3
to
the
applicable
corporations
within
60
days
of
the
end
of
4
the
applicable
quarter.
The
fees
collected
shall
be
deposited
5
in
the
Iowa
communications
network
fund
for
the
purposes
of
6
that
fund.
A
corporation
subject
to
platform
fees
shall
file
7
a
return
for
quarterly
fee
payments
and
the
fee
payment
to
8
the
attorney
general
within
120
days
of
the
completion
of
the
9
quarter.
A
person
who
willfully
files
a
false
return
with
the
10
intent
to
evade
the
payment
of
fees
or
willfully
fails
to
file
11
a
fee
return
is
guilty
of
a
class
“D”
felony.
A
class
“D”
12
felony
is
punishable
by
confinement
for
no
more
than
five
years
13
and
a
fine
of
at
least
$1,025
but
not
more
than
$10,245.
14
The
bill
provides
that
the
attorney
general
shall
assess
15
interest
on
unpaid
platform
fees
from
the
due
date
to
the
date
16
on
which
the
fee
is
paid
if
a
person
who
is
required
to
pay
an
17
online
platform
fee
and
shall
assess
a
penalty
not
exceeding
18
25
percent
of
the
amount
due
if
a
corporation
required
to
pay
a
19
platform
fee
fails
to
pay
such
tax
within
180
days
of
the
due
20
date
of
such
fee.
The
bill
provides
that
the
attorney
general
21
shall
issue
regulations
governing
the
assessment
and
collection
22
of
platform
fees.
23
The
bill
provides
that
a
corporation
shall
not
owe
any
24
platform
fees
when
the
corporation
publishes
the
statistics
25
called
for
by
the
bill
and
incorporates
into
such
platform
26
service’s
terms
of
service
applicable
to
users
in
this
state
27
contractual
terms
provided
in
new
Code
section
659B.4.
28
The
bill
provides
that
the
protecting
online
free
speech
29
Act
shall
not
be
construed
as
requiring
online
platforms
to
30
verify
the
state
of
residency
of
users
of
their
services
and
31
that
platform
services
shall
be
construed
as
mutually
distinct
32
categories.
33
The
bill
provides
that
provisions
of
the
bill
are
severable
34
pursuant
to
Code
section
4.12
except
for
Code
section
659B.4
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