Calif. Assembly Panel OKs Social Media Transparency Bill; IA Concerned
California Assembly Judiciary Committee members from both parties OK'd a social media transparency bill. AB-587 would require sites to post their terms of service, including an explanation about what types of behaviors would lead to users getting banned. Companies would…
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have to submit quarterly reports to the California attorney general, including details on methods used to moderate online activity and data on how many times the company took action against users or content. Dylan Hoffman, Internet Association government affairs director-California, told the committee Tuesday it would be too costly to implement.