California's Newsom signs bill requiring social media firms' transparency

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) has signed into law a social media transparency measure that he says protects residents from hate and disinformation posts spread through social media platforms. A.B. 587 will require social media companies to publicly post their policies regarding hate speech, disinformation, harassment and extremism on their platforms and report data on their enforcement of the policies.

Published 5 months ago · Sacramento, United States

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California's Newsom signs bill requiring social media firms' transparency

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