CA SB918

Requires social media platforms with 1,000,000 or more discrete monthly users to maintain a law enforcement contact process that includes a staffed hotline available 24/7 for law enforcement requests for information.

Mandates social media platforms comply with search warrants within 72 hours when issued by law enforcement agencies and seeking information associated with user accounts on the platform.

Allows courts to extend the 72-hour compliance deadline if the social media platform demonstrates good cause and the extension would not cause an adverse result as defined in Penal Code Section 1524.2.

Exempts compliance from certain California laws, including the Reproductive Rights Law Enforcement Act and Penal Code Section 1546.5.

Becomes operative on July 1, 2025, and does not apply to social media platforms with fewer than 1,000,000 discrete monthly users.