Auch Suchmaschinenzensur wird in dem Gesetzesentwurf angesprochen, aber letztlich soll nur eine Art Anzeigepflicht bei der neu zu gründenden Behörde eingeführt werden:
SEC. 203. TRANSPARENCY REGARDING SEARCH ENGINE FILTERING.
Any United States business that creates, provides, or hosts an Internet search engine shall provide the Office of Global Internet Freedom, in a format and with a frequency to be specified by the Office, with all terms and parameters used to filter, limit, or otherwise affect the results provided by the search engine that are implemented--
(1) at the request of, or by reason of any other direct or indirect communication by, any foreign official of an Internet-restricting country; or
(2) to comply with a policy or practice of restrictions on Internet freedom in an Internet-restricting country.
Ungleich schärfer war noch eine Formulierung im Gesetzgebungsverfahren zum Global Online Freedom Act of 2006, das wegen der Neuwahlen zum Kongress nicht zum Abschluss gebracht wurde. Danach wäre Suchmaschinen Zensur in Internet-restricting countries praktisch verboten worden.
SEC. 202. INTEGRITY OF SEARCH ENGINES.
Any United States business that creates, provides, or hosts any Internet search engine may not alter the operation of such search engine with respect to protected filter terms either--
(1) at the request of, or by reason of any other direct or indirect communication by, of a foreign official of an Internet-restricting country; or
(2) in a manner intended or likely to produce different search engine results for users accessing the search engine from within an Internet-restricting country as compared to users elsewhere.
