LISTOS Act of 2025
Congress targets big platforms’ non-English moderation, requiring tools and yearly transparency reports
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Large online platforms would have to enforce their own rules more evenly across languages they make money from, not just English.
- Platforms would have to publish yearly public reports showing their human moderators and automated systems, including what languages they cover and how well they work across languages.
- Users would have to get the same reporting tools and clear platform rules in every language the platform offers, so non‑English users can report scams or abuse more easily.
- The Federal Trade Commission could enforce these duties, and state attorneys general could also sue in court to stop violations and seek refunds or damages.
- The bill carves out end-to-end encrypted messaging, and it generally would not apply to languages used by fewer than 100,000 U.S. users for most of the year.
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Milestones
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in Senate
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Related News
3 articles
December 2025 US Tech Policy Roundup
Monthly roundup of US tech policy developments; useful context on late-2025 platform/accountability debates (may mention multilingual enforcement efforts alongside other bills).
Sen Luján Reintroduces Legislation to Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement and Transparency
Short item noting introduction of the Language-Inclusive Support and Transparency for Online Services (LISTOS) Act and its focus on multilingual enforcement and transparency on large platforms.
Luján Reintroduces Legislation To Increase Multilingual Content Moderation Enforcement And Transparency
Republishes a Senate announcement describing the LISTOS Act’s aim to require consistent policy enforcement across languages and transparency about multilingual moderation resources.
Source Information
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
LISTOS Act of 2025
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