I will work to create greater accountability when social media companies use algorithms to actively target and amplify fraudulent disinformation, threats, or criminal violence.

James P. McGovern · Massachusetts · Democratic

policy impact 0.68 specificity 0.84 extraction confidence 80%

Commitment kind: outcome. Promised action: Advance provisions of the Big Tech Accountability Act creating accountability for algorithmic targeting and amplification of specified harmful content.. Promised outcome: Social media companies face greater accountability when their algorithms actively target and amplify fraudulent disinformation, threats, or criminal violence.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 2nd District, McGovern introduced the Big Tech Accountability Act in the 2026 congressional term.

Occurrences

It would also create greater accountability when social media companies actively target and amplify fraudulent disinformation, threats, or criminal violence through their algorithms.

The release says the Big Tech Accountability Act would create greater accountability for social media companies that algorithmically target and amplify fraudulent disinformation, threats, or criminal violence.

McGovern Introduces Big Tech Accountability Act to Protect Americans’ Privacy and Hold Tech Giants Accountable | U.S. House of Representatives
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Evidence

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Last Action Date Listed September 4, 2026 Action Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official GovInfo status shows McGovern introduced H.R. 10300 and it was referred to committees, with no enacted-law status shown; this is concrete effort but not delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10300 (IH) - Big Tech Accountability Act - BILLS-119hr10300ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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The purposes of this Act are to-- (1) foster accountability by online platforms and other internet service providers; (2) protect internet users, voters, and the broader community from the dangers of rampant amplification of disinformation and violence;

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly targets accountability for online platforms and amplification of disinformation and violence, matching the commitment's subject matter.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10300 - Big Tech Accountability Act, Introduced in House
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

unverified · Source version 68135 · locator unknown

Last Action Date Listed September 4, 2026 Action Mr. McGovern introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo's official bill metadata still shows H.R. 10300 as an introduced House bill referred to committees, not enacted or passed.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10300 (IH) - Big Tech Accountability Act - BILLS-119hr10300ih | Content Details | GovInfo
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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It would also create greater accountability when social media companies actively target and amplify fraudulent disinformation, threats, or criminal violence through their algorithms.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): McGovern's official release states that the bill directly addresses algorithmic amplification of disinformation, threats, and criminal violence, matching the commitment, but describes proposed legislation rather than enacted delivery.

unresolved same_term A for effort

McGovern Introduces Big Tech Accountability Act to Protect Americans’ Privacy and Hold Tech Giants Accountable | U.S. House of Representatives
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

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Last action Sep 4, 2026 Pipeline Bill Law Step 1 Introduced Sep 4, 2026 Step 2 Referred Sep 4, 2026

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): A legislative tracker crawled in the lookback window reports no post-referral advancement for H.R. 10300, supporting that the commitment remains unresolved as of the refresh.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10300 - Big Tech Accountability Act | Docket
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-10-14 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown

The verified commitment and verified passage show only a proposed accountability outcome: the measure would create greater accountability for social media companies when algorithms amplify fraudulent disinformation, threats, or criminal violence. There is no verified evidence that such accountability was enacted, implemented, or otherwise achieved by 2026-10-14, and no documented deadline has expired. The passage also does not independently verify material candidate action beyond the proposal text, so effort is not credited from verified evidence alone.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%