California Government Code

§ 84512

GOV § 84512 Effective Jan 1, 2023Title 9 · Ch. 4 · Art. 5

Statute text

(a)(1) A business entity shall submit a report to the Secretary of State following any calendar year in which the business entity does either of the following:

(A)Uses its products or services to alter the online search results its products or services generate in order to emphasize or deemphasize materials containing express advocacy, as that term is defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 82025.

(B)Uses its products or services to target online advertisements to individuals or groups, or generally to users or members of the public, without full and adequate consideration and for political purposes, as that term is described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 82025.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 876, Sec. 1. (SB 746) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.