Digital Platform Accountability Act of 2017
Rationale
Moderate regulation better protects users from harm by removing illegal content, ensuring age-appropriate access, and enforcing data security, balancing safety with online freedom.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
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| 1 | Internet Freedom |
Light-touch regulation (net neutrality; limited takedown orders for serious crime only)
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Moderate regulation (illegal content removed; platforms must verify age; data rules enforced)
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Internet FreedomProposer
Party
Popular Action Of Society
PAS is a reformist center-left economic party with a patriotic orientation and balanced social values. It supports national development, labor protection, a mixed economy, and social cohesion, promoting stability, responsability, and national identity
Core pillars
Genevieve Sinclair
Activist · Age 52
Genevieve Sinclair rose from a provincial radio host to become a powerbroker, blending polished rhetoric with behind-the-scenes dealmaking to shape policy and power behind closed doors.
Timeline
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Draft5 April 2017
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Vote Open5 April 2017
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Vote Closed4 June 2017
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Did Not Become Law4 June 2017
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 192 / 435 seats (44.1%)
Against: 151 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 92
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Social Union | 89 | No | No reason given |
| Popular Action Of Society Proposer | 79 | Yes | No reason given |
| Progressive Alliance For Tomorrow (PAT) | 74 | Yes | No reason given |
| Technocrats Of Broadlands | 39 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Socialist Alliance Of The Broadlands | 62 | No | No reason given |
| Vivid Movement | 0 | No | No reason given |
Senate
PassedFor: 44 / 100 seats (44.0%)
Against: 35 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 21
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Social Union | 21 | No | No reason given |
| Popular Action Of Society Proposer | 18 | Yes | No reason given |
| Progressive Alliance For Tomorrow (PAT) | 17 | Yes | No reason given |
| Technocrats Of Broadlands | 9 | Yes | No reason given |
| The Socialist Alliance Of The Broadlands | 14 | No | No reason given |
| Vivid Movement | 0 | No | No reason given |
| Empty seats | 6 | Not voted |
Presidency
FailedFor: 0 / 1 seats (0.0%)
Against: 1 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Social Union | 1 | No | No reason given |