California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 7 — General Business RegulationsPart 3 — Representations to the PublicChapter 6 — BotsSection 17940
For purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Bot” means an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not the result of a person.
(b) “Online” means appearing on any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication.
(c) “Online platform” means any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication, that has 10,000,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months.
(d) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, estate, trust, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal entity or any combination thereof.
Notes
Defines bot as an automated online account whose actions or posts are all or substantially all not produced by a person; online as appearing on a website or digital application; online platform as such a service with at least 10,000,000 unique monthly U.S. users for most of the prior 12 months; and person as natural, business, governmental, or legal entities.
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