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Government

Jan. 9, 2019

SB 1001: Bots in your voting booth?

The recently passed Senate Bill 1001, effective July 1, 2019, makes it unlawful to use a "bot" to communicate or interact online with a person in California in certain contexts.

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Turner Boyd LLP

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Turner Boyd LLP

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The recently passed Senate Bill 1001, effective July 1, 2019, makes it unlawful to use a "bot" to communicate or interact online with a person in California, if the use is: (a) with the intent to mislead the recipient about the bot's artificial identity; (b) for the purpose of knowingly deceiving the recipient about the content of the communication; and (c) to incentivize a purchase or sale of goods or services in a commercial transaction or to influence a vote in an...

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