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<img class="alignright wp-image-5339" src="https://adttorneys.bakerhostetlerblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2019/06/isometric-teacher-bot-GettyImages-949652688.jpg" alt="" width="305" height="230" />California’s new “bot” law, Cal. Bus. &amp; Prof. Code § 17940, <em>et seq. </em>(SB 1001) takes effect on July 1, 2019.  This means that any company or individual that uses bots online for solicitations of commercial transactions or to influence a vote in an election should ensure appropriate “clear, conspicuous, and reasonably designated” disclosures are made to inform persons with whom a bot communicates or interacts with that it is a bot and not a human. SB 1001 is not a ban of all bots, rather, it simply aims to foster transparency for California online users.

For more details see our blog post from October <a href="https://www.dataprivacymonitor.com/state-legislation/california-legislature-cracks-down-on-advertising-bots-involved-in-commercial-transactions-and-influencing-voters-in-elections/">here</a>.

California’s Law Regulating Online Bots, Effective July 1, 2019