California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he has signed a bill calling for transparency in social media companies.<\/p>\n
The law, known as ‘AB-587’, requires social media companies to publicly post policies on hate speech, disinformation and extremism on their platforms and report them to the state Department of Justice every six months.<\/p>\n
The law was enacted in response to criticism that social media has promoted extremism and violence in the wake of the riots in the US Congress on January 6 last year.<\/p>\n
“We will not allow social media to be weaponized to spread hate and disinformation that threatens the fundamental values \u200b\u200bof our communities and our nation,” Governor Newsom said in a statement.<\/p>\n
He added that he expects this measure to bring transparency and accountability to social media content shaping policies.<\/p>\n
However, the bill is expected to provoke backlash from big tech companies and related industries, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n
He also explained that the bill is expected to be controversial in terms of protecting press freedom.<\/p>\n
Last year, the state of Texas signed legislation preventing social media from restricting users or posts based on their views.<\/p>\n
Big Tech filed a lawsuit, and in May, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Big Tech.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"