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CA AB836
Bill
Status
Failed
2/1/2024
Primary Sponsor
Bill Essayli
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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
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