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Ending Pay for Play in California Newspapers

September 23, 2023 7:36 amSeptember 23, 2023 7:36 am

Newspapers are broke. Broke broke. I’ll smoke just half this cigarette tonight so I’ll have half left for the morning broke. The internet evaporated classified ad sales – once about half of a newspaper’s income – and it turns out that giving...

AB 1404: Disability Access Litigation

February 20, 2023 7:34 amFebruary 20, 2023 7:34 am

On February 17, 2023, Assembly Bill 1404 by Assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo (D-Los Angeles) dealing with internet website accessibility claims. AB 1404 would add Civil Code Section 55.33. First, the bill would provide definitions for the following terms: “complaint,” “demand letter,” “Internet...

State Begins Construction On $6.5 Billion, 10,000 Mile Broadband Internet Network Across California

October 15, 2022 2:30 amOctober 14, 2022 9:13 pm

Newsom administration officials and construction executives laid a groundbreaking ceremony in San Diego on Friday, kicking off the start of a massive $6.5 billion, 10,000 mile broadband internet network designed to give high-speed internet to unserved and underserved areas of...

AB 1545 to Deal with Internet Safety: Kids Internet Design and Safety Act

April 13, 2021 12:29 pmApril 13, 2021 12:41 pm

Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) amended her Assembly Bill 1545 to deal with internet safety and platform operators. “This bill will create strong protections for California’s children by requiring online platforms that target them to block manipulative design features, which lure...

Reporting to be Required for ‘Platform Companies’ Under SB 388

March 23, 2021 10:13 amMarch 26, 2021 6:50 am

On March 22, State Senator Henry Stern amended his Senate Bill 388 to address content management by platform companies. The bill would add Section 1798.138 to the Civil Code. Section One of the bill would state the intent of the...

New Reporting Required for ‘Platform Companies’ Under SB 480

March 12, 2021 7:10 amMarch 12, 2021 7:32 am

On March 10, State Senator Henry Stern (D-Los Angeles) amended his Senate Bill 480 dealing with platform companies and content management. This bill would require a platform company to report annually to the Department of Justice by April 1 of...

Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor Of Net Neutrality In California

October 3, 2019 6:52 amOctober 3, 2019 10:02 am

In a 2-1 vote at the Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, judges ruled that California could adopt its own net neutrality laws. Net neutrality, the rule that forbids internet providers from charging more or setting different speeds for visiting...