This bill, introduced in the Minnesota Senate as S.F. No. 2269, aims to regulate social media platforms by imposing restrictions on censorship, deplatforming, and other practices that affect Minnesota users. Key provisions include:

1. Regulating Social Media Practices: The bill prohibits social media platforms from unfairly censoring, shadow banning, or deplatforming users, particularly political candidates in Minnesota. Social media platforms must be transparent about their content moderation policies and apply them consistently.

2. Protections for Political Candidates: Social media platforms cannot deplatform a known political candidate from the date they qualify for an election until election day. If a violation occurs, platforms may be fined up to $250,000 per day for statewide candidates and $25,000 per day for other candidates.

3. Antitrust Measures: The bill establishes an “antitrust violator vendor list”, barring companies found guilty of antitrust violations from conducting business with public entities or receiving state economic incentives.

4. User Rights and Transparency: Platforms must notify users when censoring or removing content and provide reasons for their actions. Users can request information on how many people viewed their content and must be given the option to disable prioritization algorithms.

5. Private Right of Action: Users can sue social media platforms for inconsistent content moderation, with potential damages up to $100,000 per claim, plus attorney fees and actual damages.

6. State Investigations: The Minnesota Department of Commerce is granted investigative authority, including the ability to subpoena algorithms used by social media platforms.

7. Enforcement and Legal Jurisdiction: The bill asserts Minnesota courts have jurisdiction over social media platforms operating in the state. However, enforcement is limited by federal law, particularly Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.

8. Severability Clause: If any part of the bill is found invalid, the remainder will still be enforceable.

In summary, this bill aims to ensure transparency in social media content moderation, protect political speech, prevent antitrust violations, and provide Minnesota users with legal recourse against perceived unfair platform actions.