California CodesBusiness and Professions Code - BPCDivision 8 — Special Business RegulationsChapter 22.8 — Content Moderation Requirements for Internet Terms of ServiceSection 22676

(a) A social media company shall post terms of service for each social media platform 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.

(b) The terms of service posted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall include all of the following:

(1) Contact information for the purpose of allowing users to ask the social media company questions about the terms of service.

(2) A description of the process that users must follow to flag content, groups, or other users that they believe violate the terms of service, and the social media company’s commitments on response and resolution time.

(3) A list of potential actions the social media company may take against an item of content or a user, including, but not limited to, removal, demonetization, deprioritization, or banning.

(c) The terms of service posted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be available in all Medi-Cal threshold languages, as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 128552 of the Health and Safety Code, in which the social media platform offers product features, including, but not limited to, menus and prompts.

Notes

Requires each social media company to post terms of service for every platform it owns or operates in a way reasonably designed to inform all users. The terms must include contact information, content-flagging procedures and response commitments, possible enforcement actions, and be available in each applicable Medi-Cal threshold language in which the platform offers product features.

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