California Civil Code

§ 1798.99.22

CIV § 1798.99.22 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 3 · Title 1.81.46 · Part 4

Statute text

(a)(1) (A) A person who is the target of a violent post, or reasonably believes the person is the target of a violent post, may seek an order requiring the social media platform to remove the violent post and any related violent post the court determines shall be removed in the interests of justice.

(B)(i) A person may bring an action pursuant to this paragraph before 48 hours have passed since providing notice to a social media platform pursuant to paragraph (2), but the court shall not rule on the request for an order until 48 hours have passed from the provision of notice.

(ii)The court may dismiss an action described by clause (i) if the social media platform deletes the post before 48 hours have passed from the provision of notice.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 881, Sec. 1. (SB 1056) Effective January 1, 2023.