Reporting requirements

(a) Annual report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act and annually thereafter on a date to be determined by each online service provider, an online service provider shall publish, with an open license, in both a format easily read by humans and a machine-readable format, in a location on its public website that is easily accessible to users and visitors of such website, and consistent with the requirements described in subsections (b) and (c), a report detailing actions taken to enforce the online service provider’s acceptable use policy. (b) Report requirements The report required under subsection (a) shall include the following information with respect to the applicable reporting period: (1) The total number of instances in which the online service provider was alerted of a potential violation of the acceptable use policy by— (A) a user complaint; (B) an employee of, or a person contracting with, the online service provider; (C) an internal automated detection tool of the online service provider; (D) a government entity, including the specific office or entity that alerted the online service provider; (E) a nonprofit organization; or (F) any other person. (2) Subject to subsection (c), the number of instances in which the online service provider took steps to restrict a user, including the number of instances in which the online service provider— (A) terminated a user’s account or profile on the online service provider’s website, online service, or online application or otherwise permanently limited access to or use of the product or service of the online service provider; (B) suspended a user’s account or profile on the online service provider’s website, online service, or online application; (C) limited a user’s access to the online service provider’s website, online service, or online application; or (D) took any other action, such as issuing a warning, in response to a violation of the acceptable use policy. (3) The number of instances in which a user appealed the online service provider’s decision. (4) The number of appeals that resulted in a reversal of the online service provider’s decision. (c) Categorization of actions taken The information described in subsection (b)(2) shall be categorized by— (1) the exact provision of the acceptable use policy that was violated by a user; and (2) the source of the alert of the potential violation of the acceptable use policy as described in subsection (b)(1).