State: California
The legislation: SB 1001 (CA | 2018)
What would the bill do? Require automated social media accounts (BOTS) to identify themselves as bots
What’s an example of BOT use? The California Seantor filed a bill on bail reform and hundreds of ots attacked with social media posts like ” “Unconstitutional bail reform doesn’t work and is racist.”
Supporters:
- Common Sense Media
- Center for Humane Technology
Opponents:
- Electronic Frontier Foundation
Somewhere in the middle:
- Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence
- Tech Policy Lab