2021
Regular Session
Social media company community standards; require court to issue injunction when plaintiff demonstrates violation of by a defendant's communications on social media platform.
AN ACT TO REQUIRE A COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TO ISSUE AN INJUNCTION WHEN A PLAINTIFF DEMONSTRATES THE VIOLATION OF A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY'S COMMUNITY STANDARDS OR POLICIES BY A DEFENDANT'S COMMUNICATIONS ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY'S PLATFORM; TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TO ENJOIN THE DEFENDANT, ANY SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY THAT DISTRIBUTES, HOSTS OR DISSEMINATES THE DEFENDANT'S COMMUNICATION, OR ANY CORPORATE SPONSOR OF THE DEFENDANT; TO AUTHORIZE THE COURT OF ORIGINAL JURISDICTION TO CONSIDER FILING CRIMINAL CHARGES RELATED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS TO BE ENJOINED AS A FACTOR IN DETERMINING WHETHER THE DEFENDANT HAS VIOLATED A SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY'S COMMUNITY STANDARDS OR POLICIES; TO PROVIDE THAT A CRIMINAL CONVICTION RELATED TO THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE PETITION SHALL BE SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO MERIT THE ISSUANCE OF A PERMANENT INJUNCTION UNDER THIS SECTION; TO AMEND SECTION 97-45-15, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DEFINE THE TERM "HARASS"; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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House Bill 1172
HB 1172
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General Bill/Constitutional Amendment
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Majority
July 1, 2021
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01/18 (H) Referred To Judiciary A
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02/02 (H) Died In Committee
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