California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies for removing disturbing content including hate speech, with details on how and when they remove that content.
California will impose first-of-its-kind requirements on social media companies to publish their policies for removing disturbing content including hate speech, with details on how and when they remove that content, under a bill signed into law by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.
A coalition of the bill’s opponents have said companies already have to make their content moderation policies public, and objected to the bill’s requirement that these companies disclose sensitive information to the state attorney general. Opponents include the California Chamber of Commerce, Computer and Communications Industry Assn., Consumer Technology Assn., Internet Coalition, Netchoice and TechNet.