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Section 17940.

CA Bus & Prof Code § 17940 (2019) (N/A)
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For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Bot” means an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not the result of a person.

(b) “Online” means appearing on any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication.

(c) “Online platform” means any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication, that has 10,000,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months.

(d) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, estate, trust, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal entity or any combination thereof.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 892, Sec. 1. (SB 1001) Effective January 1, 2019. Operative July 1, 2019, pursuant to Section 17943.)

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