{"id":2042640,"date":"2023-09-23T18:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lawmakers-approve-bill-targeting-social-media-platforms-allowing-sexual-exploitation-of-children\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T18:08:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-23T22:08:11","slug":"california-lawmakers-approve-bill-targeting-social-media-platforms-allowing-sexual-exploitation-of-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lawmakers-approve-bill-targeting-social-media-platforms-allowing-sexual-exploitation-of-children\/","title":{"rendered":"California lawmakers pass bill to combat sexual exploitation of children on social media platforms."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-lawmakers-approve-bill-targeting-social-media-platforms-allowing-sexual-exploitation-of-children%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2042640&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      The California Legislature recently passed \u2062a groundbreaking bill that aims to \u2064protect minors from\u2062 the sharing of sexually \u2063exploitative content on social media \u200bsites. If signed into\u200b law, this bill would impose hefty fines on platforms that fail to comply \u200dwith the regulations. The fines\u2064 range from $1 million to $4 million, sending\u200b a\u2062 strong message that the exploitation of \u2063minors will\u2062 not be tolerated.<br \/>\n \u2063\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>    \u2062   The bill goes beyond just imposing fines. It also requires social media sites to give minors \u200dthe power\u2064 to delete any posts \u2063that sexually \u2062exploit them. \u200cAdditionally, platforms must \u200binvestigate and block such content within 30 to 60\u200d days of receiving \u200ca report. This bipartisan bill, known as AB 1394, \u200dwas introduced by Assembly members \u200dBuffy Wicks and Heath Flora, demonstrating a united effort to protect the well-being of minors.\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-bill-would-prohibit-social-media-from-promoting-harmful-content-to-minors-5080036?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>California Bill Would Prohibit Social\u200b Media\u2062 From Promoting\u2064 Harmful Content to Minors<\/h3>\n<p>              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">2\/23\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\">\n              <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-child-sex-trafficking-bill-clears-legislature-heads-to-gov-newsoms-desk-5491839?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3>California Child Sex Trafficking Bill Clears Legislature, Heads to Gov. Newsom&#8217;s Desk<\/h3>\n<p>              <\/a>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">9\/14\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u2062  If Governor Gavin Newsom signs the\u2062 bill into law before\u2062 October 14, it \u2063will expand on the California Privacy Act of 2018. This\u2064 act \u2063already safeguards user data collected by\u2062 online platforms, preventing \u200dits sale or public disclosure without consent. The new bill will also require tech\u2062 companies to promptly notify users \u200cwhen their reports are received and provide a written determination on whether the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-lawmakers-approve-bill-targeting-social-media-platforms-allowing-sexual-exploitation-of-children\/\" title=\"California lawmakers pass bill to combat sexual exploitation of children on social media platforms.\">reported \u2064content constitutes child sexual abuse<\/a>.<br \/>\n \u2064\n  <\/p>\n<p>    Failure to \u2062comply with the regulations will result in significant consequences for social \u200cmedia platforms. \u200cThey may be required to pay up to $250,000 per violation to the reporting user. This means that minors\u200c who have been victims of explicit content can \u200dseek \u200bdamages from these platforms for their failure to remove such harmful material.\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    The bill is set \u200bto take effect in January\u200c 2025. It will also mandate that social media sites establish\u2062 a reporting\u200c system \u2064for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamilton-democrats-parrot-national-review-article-favoring-judge-ketanji-brown-jacksons-leniency-on-child-porn-offenders\/\" title=\"Hamilton: Democrats Parrot National Review Article Favoring Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson\u2019s Leniency on Child Porn Offenders\">sex abuse content<\/a>. Furthermore, tech\u2063 companies will be obligated\u200c to identify the source \u2062of the\u200c originated \u2064material if there is enough identifying information available.\n  <\/p>\n<p>    Lawmakers introduced this bill in response to ongoing concerns \u2063about the inadequate \u2064measures taken by platforms like Facebook\u2062 and TikTok to combat child pornography. The bill&#8217;s authors emphasized the urgent \u200cneed for\u2062 action,\u200d stating that social media platforms have been aware of the problem but have failed to address it \u2062effectively.<br \/>\n \u200b\n  <\/p>\n<p>    The bill&#8217;s\u200b analysis highlighted whistleblower testimony from a\u2062 former Facebook employee, revealing the \u200bcompany&#8217;s \u200binsufficient efforts to track and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pedophile-defending-old-dominion-u-professor-resigns\/\" title=\"Pedophile-Defending Old Dominion U. Professor Resigns\">prevent child sexual abuse<\/a>. Additionally,\u200d a Forbes review of TikTok livestreams exposed how viewers\u2064 exploit\u200c the comments section to encourage young\u200c girls to engage in acts\u200b resembling child pornography. These viewers reward the participants with gifts that can be redeemed for\u2063 money or transferred to various payment platforms.\n  <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-figure\">\n<figure style=\"width:600px\" class=\"alignnone\"><figcaption>The TikTok app \u200clogo is seen in this illustration taken on Aug. 22, 2022. (Dado Ruvic\/Reuters)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    \u200d   \u2063Supporters of the bill included an assistant dean at Harvard Law School, who compared the situation to visiting a strip club filled with underage \u200dindividuals. The\u200b bill&#8217;s authors, Ms.\u200b Wicks and Mr. Flora, issued \u2064a\u2062 joint statement emphasizing the importance of \u200cholding social media platforms accountable for their role\u2064 in \u2062facilitating exploitation and trafficking.\n  <\/p>\n<p>    \u200b \u200c  The bill \u2063received overwhelming support in both the state Assembly and\u200b Senate, with\u2064 only a few abstentions. Organizations like LookUp, a nonprofit dedicated\u2062 to protecting minors online, also expressed their support for the bill. They praised its provisions that empower \u200dsurvivors\u200d to demand the removal of harmful content and seek penalties against platforms that refuse\u200c to comply.<br \/>\n \u200d\n  <\/p>\n<p>    However, there were opponents to the\u200d bill, including \u200dthe \u200cCalifornia Chamber of Commerce\u2064 and \u200dthe Civil Justice Association of California. They argued that the bill could inadvertently harm minors \u2064by leading platforms to disable\u200b features\u2064 that could be misused by perpetrators. These features include \u200ddirect messaging and \u200cchat forums, which are also important spaces for teenagers to communicate\u200c and\u2062 share ideas.<br \/>\n\u200b\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2063does\u2063 AB 1394\u2064 expand on the California Privacy\u2064 Act of 2018 in terms of protecting user\u200c data\u2063 and preventing its misuse?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200c The California Legislature recently \u2063passed a groundbreaking bill that aims to protect minors from the sharing of sexually exploitative content on social media sites. If signed into law, this bill would impose hefty\u200b fines \u2063on platforms\u200c that fail to comply with the regulations, \u2063ranging from $1 million to $4 million, sending \u2062a \u2063strong message that the exploitation of minors\u2063 will not\u200b be tolerated.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200c the bill goes beyond just imposing fines. It also\u2064 requires social\u2064 media\u200d sites to give\u2062 minors the power to delete any posts that sexually exploit them.\u2064 Additionally, platforms must investigate\u200b and block such\u200d content within 30 to 60 \u2063days\u200b of receiving a report. This bipartisan bill, known \u2064as AB 1394, was introduced by Assembly members \u2063Buffy Wicks and Heath Flora, demonstrating a united effort to \u2064protect \u2062the well-being of minors.<\/p>\n<p>If Governor Gavin Newsom \u200bsigns the bill into law \u200dbefore October 14, it \u200bwill expand on \u200bthe California Privacy Act\u2062 of 2018. This act already safeguards\u2062 user data\u2064 collected by online platforms, preventing\u2062 its sale or public disclosure without consent. The\u2064 new bill \u2063will also \u2064require tech companies \u2064to promptly notify users \u2063when their reports are received and provide a written determination\u2064 on whether \u200cthe reported content constitutes child sexual abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Failure to comply with the regulations will \u2064result in significant consequences for \u2062social\u200b media platforms. They may be required \u200dto pay up to $250,000\u2063 per \u200dviolation to the reporting user. This means that minors who have \u2064been\u2063 victims of explicit content can seek damages from these platforms for their failure to remove such harmful material.<\/p>\n<p>The bill is set to take effect in \u200cJanuary 2025. It will\u2063 also \u200bmandate\u2064 that social media \u2063sites establish a reporting system for sex abuse content. Furthermore, tech companies \u200bwill be obligated to identify the source of the originated material\u2062 if \u200cthere is enough identifying information available.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers\u2063 introduced this\u200c bill\u2064 in response to ongoing concerns about the\u200d inadequate measures taken by platforms like\u200c Facebook and TikTok to combat child pornography. The \u2064bill&#8217;s authors emphasized the urgent\u2063 need for\u200d action, stating that social media\u200d platforms have been\u200b aware\u2063 of the problem\u200c but\u2062 have failed to address it effectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California Legislature approved a bill on Sept. 13, banning social media platforms from sharing sexually exploitative content involving minors. Violators may face fines ranging from $1 million to $4 million. 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