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(a) A person that operates a social media platform shall disclose whether or not that social media platform has a policy or mechanism in place to address the spread of misinformation with respect to, at a minimum, all of the following:(1) Reducing the spread of misinformation that contributes to the risk of imminent violence or physical harm.
(2) Reducing the spread of harmful, verifiably inauthentic content.
(3) Practices intended to deceptively and substantially manipulate or disrupt the behavior of users on the social media platform.
(b) A person that operates a social media platform shall make the disclosure required by subdivision (a) easily accessible on the social media platform’s internet website and mobile application.
(c) (1) A person that operates a social media platform shall be in violation of this section if the person, within 30 days of being notified of noncompliance in writing by the Attorney General, fails to comply with the provisions of this section.
(2) (A) A person shall be subject to a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day for each day that person is in violation of this section.
(B) Moneys collected pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund, established pursuant to Section 12530 of the Government Code.
(3) The Attorney General shall have exclusive authority to enforce this title by bringing an action in the name of the people of the State of California.
(d) For purposes of this section:
(1) “Person” means a natural person or a legal entity.
(2) (A) “Social media platform” means an internet-based service that generated at least five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) in gross revenue during the preceding calendar year and allows individuals to do all of the following:
(i) Construct a public or semipublic profile within a bounded system created by the service.
(ii) Create a list of other users with whom an individual shares a connection within the system.
(iii) View and navigate a list of the individual’s connections and the connections made by other individuals within the system.
(B) “Social media platform” does not include electronic mail.