For purposes of this chapter:

(a) “Bot” means an automated online account where all or substantially all of the actions or posts of that account are not the result of a person.

Terms Used In California Business and Professions Code 17940

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15

(b) “Online” means appearing on any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication.

(c) “Online platform” means any public-facing Internet Web site, Web application, or digital application, including a social network or publication, that has 10,000,000 or more unique monthly United States visitors or users for a majority of months during the preceding 12 months.

(d) “Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, estate, trust, government, governmental subdivision or agency, or other legal entity or any combination thereof.

(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 892, Sec. 1. (SB 1001) Effective January 1, 2019. Operative July 1, 2019, pursuant to Section 17943.)

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