United States of America: California Platform Accountability and Transparency Act
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Adopted Platform Accountability and Transparency Act
On 30 August 2022, SB-1018, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, was adopted by the California State Legislature after several amendments and went to the Governor for signing. The Bill requires social media platforms with at least 1 mil…
SourcePlatform Accountability and Transparency Act amended with delayed disclosure deadline
On 24 August 2022, SB-1018, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, was amended by the California State Assembly. The Bill requires social media platforms with at least 1 million unique monthly users to make public on an annual basis stat…
SourcePlatform Accountability and Transparency Act amended with requirement of disclosure of statistics on algorithm amplification of content
On 23 June 2022, SB-1018, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, was amended by the California State Assembly. Under the current version of the Bill, social media platforms with at least 1 million unique monthly users would be required to…
SourcePlatform Accountability and Transparency Act amended with content moderation policy disclosure requirement
On 19 May 2022, SB-1018, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act was amended by the California Senate. Under the amended version of the Bill, social media platforms with at least 1 million unique monthly users are to make public on an annua…
SourcePlatform Accountability and Transparency Act amended with research disclosure requirement
On 10 March 2022, SB-1018, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act, was amended in the California Senate. The original Bill made slight changes in the wording of an existing requirement in state law that any individual or business with a we…
SourceIntroduced Platform Accountability and Transparency Act
On 14 February 2022, the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (SB-1018) was introduced in the California Senate. The Bill Bill would require online platforms collecting personally identifiable information about consumers to publish their pr…
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