California Health and Safety Code

§ 28002

HSC § 28002 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 20 · Ch. 25

Statute text

(a)(1) (A) For each calendar day in which a user uses a covered platform, the covered platform shall display, pursuant to subparagraph (B), the black box warning described in subdivision (b) to the user when the user initially accesses the covered platform.

(B)The black box warning required by this paragraph shall be displayed clearly and continuously for a duration of at least 10 seconds, unless the user affirmatively dismisses the warning by clicking on a conspicuous “X” icon. That black box warning shall be displayed in a manner that occupies at least 25 percent of the screen or window that the user is using to access the covered platform.

(C)A covered platform shall not be required to display the black box warning required by this paragraph to a user if it has reasonably determined that the user is over 17 years of age.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 671, Sec. 2. (AB 56) Effective January 1, 2026.