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CA AB836

Bill

Status

Failed

2/1/2024

Primary Sponsor

Bill Essayli

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Declares social media platforms located in California to be traditional First Amendment forums under the standard established in PruneYard Shopping Center v. Robbins (1980)
  • Requires California-based social media platforms to develop a policy or mechanism addressing unprotected speech including obscenity, incitement of imminent lawless action, and true threats
  • Requires platforms to address content that purports to state factual information that is demonstrably false
  • Defines "located in California" as either the platform operator maintaining a business in California or the user being located in California
  • Excludes platforms operated by local, state, or federal government entities from the definition of social media platform

Legislative Description

Social media platform: traditional First Amendment forum.

Last Action

From committee: Filed with the Chief Clerk pursuant to Joint Rule 56.

2/1/2024

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/23/2023

Full Bill Text

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