Lege Trend. States Regulating BOTS. Especially BOTS attacking Bill Author Legislation.

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

NYTIMES | Bots of the Internet, Reveal Yourselves!