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Authors Stern  
Subject Cyberbullying Protection Act: liability.
Relating To relating to social media.
Title An act to amend Section 22589.3 of the Business and Professions Code, relating to social media.
Last Action Dt 2025-02-21
State Introduced
Status Died
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2026-02-02     Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56.
2025-03-12     Referred to Com. on JUD.
2025-02-24     From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 24.
2025-02-24     Read first time.
2025-02-21     Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
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Introduced     2025-02-21
Analyses TBD
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The Cyberbullying Protection Act requires a social media platform to take certain actions to mitigate or prevent bullying on the social media platform, including establish a prominent mechanism within its internet-based service that allows any individual, whether or not that individual has a profile on the internet-based service, to report cyberbullying or any content that violates the existing terms of service related to cyberbullying, as prescribed. The act makes a violator liable to certain plaintiffs, including the Attorney General, for $10,000 for each violation, among other relief.

This bill would instead make a violator liable for $50,000 for each violation.