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Online Marketplaces

September 21, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 21, 2026 2:31 am

Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.4D deals with online marketplaces in California. Section 1749.8 defines the terms “consumer product,” “high-volume third-party seller,” “online marketplace,” “third-party seller,” and “verify.” Section 1749.8.1 requires an online marketplace to require each high-volume...

Uniform Electronic Transactions Act

September 20, 2026 2:30 pmSeptember 20, 2026 2:30 pm

Division 3, Part 2, Title 2.5 of the California Civil Code deals with electronic transactions. Section 1633.1 provides that this title is the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act. Section 1633.2 defines the following terms: “agreement,” “automated transaction,” “computer program,” “contract,” “electronic,”...

AI Kill-Switch Folly

September 20, 2026 11:51 amSeptember 20, 2026 11:52 am

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s latest folly, ordering a kill switch on AI, does not require OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, or anyone else to build a working emergency off button. It instead tells California agencies to hurry two bills that were already...

Read a Book: Save Yourself

September 20, 2026 10:09 amSeptember 20, 2026 10:09 am

Are you sick of all of the talk about AI? …worried that robots and machines will take over? …tired of reading everything on your laptop, tablet or phone? Are you always arguing with your children over how much screen time...

The Bullet Train to Nowhere Made Great Time to the Nightclub

September 20, 2026 6:00 amSeptember 20, 2026 6:01 am

The one thing in California that runs on schedule turns out to be a consultant’s Uber Black, pulling away from a Sacramento nightclub at 2:30 in the morning. On the taxpayer’s dime. First class, naturally. That’s the picture from this...

Consumer Privacy Protection

September 20, 2026 2:30 amSeptember 20, 2026 2:31 am

Civil Code Division 3, Part 4, Title 1.81.25 deals with the consumer privacy protection law in California. Section 1798.91 defines the terms “direct marketing purposes,” “medical information,” “clear and conspicuous,” “in writing,” and “written consent.” A business is prohibited from...

California’s Online Violence Prevention Act

September 19, 2026 2:00 pmSeptember 19, 2026 2:01 pm

Title 1.81.46 of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code deals with the Online Violence Prevention Act. Section 1798.99.20 defines the terms “content,” “social media platform,” “public or semipublic internet-based service or application,” “user,” and “violent post.” Section...