{"id":2238,"date":"2023-06-09T09:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/?p=2238"},"modified":"2023-06-09T09:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:28:32","slug":"mozilla-weighs-in-on-accountability-legislation-public-policies-like-pata-can-help-to-keep-the-internet-in-the-publics-best-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/netpolicy\/2023\/06\/09\/mozilla-weighs-in-on-accountability-legislation-public-policies-like-pata-can-help-to-keep-the-internet-in-the-publics-best-interest\/","title":{"rendered":"Mozilla Weighs in on Accountability Legislation: Public policies like PATA can help to keep the Internet in the public\u2019s best interest."},"content":{"rendered":"

Large online platforms can help us connect with others, shop, work, and express ourselves, but they also play a key role in the spread of disinformation, discrimination against marginalized groups, romance scams, privacy violations, and other online harms. With the ever-evolving social media landscape, we must enact tools to scrutinize these platforms and safeguard the health of the Internet.<\/p>\n

The recently reintroduced bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), co-sponsored by Sens. Chris Coons (D-De.), Dr. Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-La.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), John Cornyn (R-Texas), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), and Mitt Romney (R-Utah), offers such solutions. PATA would require social media platforms to provide access to data for public-interest research projects, and create valuable ad<\/a> transparency<\/a>. It would also establish a legal \u201csafe harbor\u201d that would enable legitimate public-interest research, free from threats of legal action<\/a> (as we do in our Bug Bounty programs<\/a>), while protecting privacy and security.<\/p>\n

Jenn Hodges, Head of US Public Policy said:\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

“Greater transparency from social media companies is a critical step to understanding and effectively solving hidden harms online. Mozilla\u2019s research teams have seen firsthand how hard it is to access these insights. By shedding much-needed light on the tech ecosystem, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act will help make the internet a safer, healthier place.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Mozilla has a long track-record of advocating for researcher access to data<\/a> in the US<\/a> and<\/a> globally<\/a>. Robust transparency measures are necessary to give policymakers – and all of us – the insights we need to hold platforms accountable. Public policies like PATA can help to keep the Internet in the public\u2019s best interest.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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