California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 7 — General Business RegulationsPart 3 — Representations to the PublicChapter 6 — BotsSection 17941
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to use a bot to communicate or interact with another person in California online, with the intent to mislead the other person about its artificial identity for the purpose of knowingly deceiving the person about the content of the communication in order to incentivize a purchase or sale of goods or services in a commercial transaction or to influence a vote in an election. A person using a bot shall not be liable under this section if the person discloses that it is a bot.
(b) The disclosure required by this section shall be clear, conspicuous, and reasonably designed to inform persons with whom the bot communicates or interacts that it is a bot.
Notes
Prohibits using a bot to interact online with a person in California, with intent to mislead about its artificial identity and knowingly deceive about communication content to incentivize a commercial transaction or influence an election vote. Liability does not attach if bot use is disclosed clearly, conspicuously, and in a manner reasonably designed to inform interacting persons.
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