from the but-why-gavin? dept

Wed, Sep 14th 2022 03:48pm – Mike Masnick

We’re still waiting to see if California Governor Gavin Newsom will sign the California Age Appropriate Design Code (AB 2273) into law, though all indications are that he will. However, he has now signed a different bad bill into law. He has happily signed what he calls the “nation-leading social media transparency measure” AB 587 into law. The bill is a disaster whether or not you support the goal of “transparency” for social media companies. Actually, the bill is a disaster especially if you support more transparency from social media companies.

Gavin Newsom Signs Hugely Problematic ‘Transparency’ Bill Into Law