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General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 430
January Session, 2019
LCO No. 2077
Referred to Committee on ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduced by:
SEN. LESSER, 9th Dist.
AN ACT REQUIRING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES REGULATORY
AUTHORITY TO STUDY SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to require the Public Utilities 1
Regulatory Authority, in consultation with the Office of Consumer 2
Counsel, to study social media platforms used by residents of the state 3
and report the findings to the joint standing committee of the General 4
Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to energy and 5
technology. Such study shall include (1) a review of the state of 6
competition among any such social media platforms, (2) a review of 7
how such social media platforms treat advertisements for elections and 8
candidates for public office, and (3) recommendations regarding the 9
feasibility of regulating social media platforms. 10
Statement of Purpose:
To require the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, in consultation
with the Office of Consumer Counsel, to study social media platforms.