LISTOS Act of 2025

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.