Establishes certain requirements for social media websites concerning content moderation practices; establishes cause of action against social media websites for violation of content moderation practices.

This New Jersey bill (S 1336) requires large social media platforms (with $100M+ annual revenue or 100M+ global monthly users) to follow specific content moderation rules and allows users to sue if these rules are violated. Platforms must publicly share their content moderation standards, notify users before removing content or banning accounts, and let users opt out of algorithm-driven content sorting. The bill specifically prohibits platforms from suppressing content from political candidates during election periods (from qualification to election day) and protects journalistic enterprises from censorship based on content. Violations would allow users to file legal claims under New Jersey’s consumer fraud law.