Chapter 22.8 of the California Business and Professions Code imposes requirements on social media companies with annual gross revenues of $100 million or more to submit “terms of service reports” to the California Attorney General, with the first report due by January 1, 2024. The statute is currently the subject of a constitutional challenge, but covered companies should not delay preparing reports in case the lawsuit drags on or is unsuccessful. The law applies to…
In Brief In April 2023, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed into law SB 396, the Social Media Safety Act (the “Act”). Arkansas is the second state to enact a law that specifically regulates minors’ social media use, following Utah’s recent social media legislation. The Act, which takes effect on September 1, 2023, requires social media platforms (as defined under the Act) to verify account holders ages in order to prohibit Arkansas residents younger than…
In Brief On Thursday March 23, Utah Governor Spencer Cox signed two bills — S.B. 152 and H.B. 311 (collectively, the “Utah Social Media Regulation Act”) —that impose new requirements and limitations on children’s use of social media platforms. Background Together, both S.B. 152 and H.B. 311 enact the Utah Social Media Regulation Act, which is set to go into effect on March 1, 2024. Once in effect, S.B. 152 will require social media platforms…
The German legislator has, in principle, adopted the Network Enforcement Act (NEA) (in German: “Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz”) which will impose stringent new obligations on social media platform providers in relation to unlawful content. This an attempt to more effectively combat fake news and hate speech. Click here for our detailed client alert.Who will the NEA apply to?The NEA will apply to, and impose obligations on, providers of social media platforms that have at least two million registered…