{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.thune.senate.gov/news/press-releases/thunes-big-tech-algorithm-transparency-bill-unanimously-approved-by-committee/", "Thune\u2019s Big Tech Algorithm Transparency Bill Unanimously Approved by Committee", "2026-08-05", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "John Thune", "T000250", "www.thune.senate.gov", "thune", "https://www.thune.senate.gov/news/press-releases/", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2014 U.S. Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), a member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, today applauded the Commerce Committee\u2019s unanimous passage of his bipartisan Filter Bubble Transparency Act, which was included in a larger bill to address kids\u2019 safety on the internet. Thune\u2019s bill would make it easier for internet platform users to understand the potential manipulation that exists with secret algorithms and require large-scale platforms to allow those users to consume information outside of that potential manipulation zone or \u201cfilter bubble.\u201d\n\n\u201cConsumers deserve more transparency when it comes to how social media and other internet platforms use algorithms to amplify or suppress content on their services,\u201d said Thune. \u201cThis bill would help consumers better understand how algorithms are used to select content in their feed and give users more control over what information they are digesting. I\u2019m pleased that the committee has passed my bill as part of the Kids Online Safety Act, and I thank Senator Blackburn for her leadership on this important issue.\u201d\n\nThe Filter Bubble Transparency Act would require large-scale internet platforms to disclose algorithm use to consumers and allow users to view content that has not been curated as a result of a secret algorithm. The bill would also make it unlawful for any person to operate a covered internet platform that uses a secret algorithm unless the platform complies with the two above requirements. The Federal Trade Commission would enforce the legislation\u2019s requirements, and it would be authorized to seek civil penalties for knowing violations.", 1, "2026-08-06T07:37:31Z", "2026-08-06T07:38:34Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.thune.senate.gov/news/press-releases/thunes-big-tech-algorithm-transparency-bill-unanimously-approved-by-committee/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9533148258924484, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}