Deceptive Experiences To Online Users Reduction Act

• Authority: United States Congress
• Parent authority: Federal government
• Jurisdiction: United States
• Collections: U.S. federal laws
• Most recent activity: Defunct
• Most recent activity date: 2025-01-03

Risk subdomain coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the risk subdomain are explicitly described.

• Compromise of privacy
• Fraud, scams, and targeted manipulation
• Overreliance and unsafe use
• Loss of human agency and autonomy
• Governance failure
• Lack of transparency or interpretability

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

• False or misleading information

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has good coverage of approximately 6-8 subdomains, with strong focus on human-computer interaction (5.1, 5.2), privacy compromise (2.1), fraud and manipulation (4.3), misinformation (3.1), and governance (6.5). Coverage is concentrated in user autonomy, manipulation prevention, and research ethics domains.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

• Information

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

• Scientific Research & Development Services

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

The document primarily governs the Information sector, specifically large online operators including social networks, search engines, and email services. It does not substantially regulate other economic sectors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding federal statute (Act of Congress) with mandatory obligations, explicit enforcement mechanisms through the FTC, and penalties for non-compliance. The language is predominantly mandatory using 'shall' throughout.

Actors

Proposer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The document is titled as an Act and follows standard Congressional legislative format, indicating it was proposed by the United States Congress.

Target

• Entity Types: AI_Deployer
• Summary: The Act explicitly targets 'large online operators' which are defined as entities providing online services including social networks, search engines, and email services with over 100 million authenticated users.

Enforcer

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The FTC is explicitly designated as the enforcement authority with powers to enforce violations, promulgate regulations, and oversee compliance.

Monitor

• Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
• Summary: The FTC monitors through registration of independent review boards. Independent review boards are required to review and approve covered research. NIST is tasked with developing resources and conducting research on user interface design standards.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

• Plan and Design
• Collect and Process Data
• Verify and Validate
• Deploy
• Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document primarily focuses on the Deploy and Operate and Monitor stages, with significant coverage of user interface design considerations that relate to the Plan and Design stage. It does not substantially address data collection, model building, or verification/validation stages.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

No technical scope terms identified.

Technical Scope Summary

The document does not explicitly mention AI models, AI systems, or any specific AI technical categories. It focuses on online services, user interfaces, and behavioral research without specifically referencing AI technology. The scope is broader than AI-specific governance, covering all large online operators regardless of AI use.