Bill Text: CA SB1228 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: User identity authentication.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-03 - Set for hearing May 13. [SB1228 Detail]
Download: California-2023-SB1228-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Senate
March 18, 2024 |
Introduced by Senator Padilla |
February 15, 2024 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law requires a social media company, as defined, to post terms of service for each social media platform, as defined, owned or operated by the company in a manner reasonably designed to inform all users of the social media platform of the existence and contents of the terms of service. Existing law requires, on a semiannual basis, a social media company to submit to the Attorney General a terms of service report that includes, among other things, the current version of the terms of service of the social media platform.
This bill would require, on a semiannual basis, a social media platform that authenticates its users to submit to the Attorney General a statement regarding how it authenticates its users and whether it reports to the public if a user has been authenticated. The bill would also require, on a semiannual basis, a social media
platform that does not authenticate its users to submit to the Attorney General a statement to that effect.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 22.9 (commencing with Section 22684) is added to Division 8 of the Business and Professions Code, to read:CHAPTER 22.9. Verify or Flag
22684.
For the purposes of this chapter:22684.1.
(a) (1) (A) A large online platform shall seek to verify an influential user’s name, telephone number, and email address by a means chosen by the large online platform.22684.2.
(a) The Attorney General or any district attorney or city attorney may seek injunctive or other equitable relief against a large online platform to compel compliance with this chapter.22684.3.
(a) This chapter does not preclude a large online platform from developing and implementing policies that seek to verify the identity of users who are not influential or highly influential users or from verifying the identity of influential or highly influential users with additional proof.SEC. 2.
Section 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 343 of the Statutes of 2023, is amended to read:35.
(a) Proceedings in cases involving the registration or denial of registration of voters, the certification or denial of certification of candidates, the certification or denial of certification of ballot measures, election contests, actions under Section 20010 of the Elections Code,SEC. 3.
Section 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended by Section 2 of Chapter 343 of the Statutes of 2023, is amended to read:35.
(a) Proceedings in cases involving the registration or denial of registration of voters, the certification or denial of certification of candidates, the certification or denial of certification of ballot measures, election contests,As used in this chapter, social media platform has the same meaning as defined in Section 22945.
(a)On a semiannual basis, a social media platform that authenticates its users shall submit to the Attorney General a statement regarding both of the following:
(1)How it authenticates its users.
(2)Whether it reports to the public if a user has been authenticated.
(b)On a semiannual basis, a social media platform that does not authenticate its users shall submit to the Attorney General a statement to that effect.
The Attorney General may adopt regulations necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.