California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against Amazon alleging that the company stifled competition and caused increased prices across California through anticompetitive contracting practices in violation of California’s Unfair Competition Law and Cartwright Act. Further information includes: In order to avoid competing on prices with other online e-commerce sites, Amazon requires merchants to enter into agreements that severely
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he has signed a first-of-its kind social media transparency measure to protect Californians from hate and disinformation spread online. Bill 587 was proposed by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D - Encino) and is called “Social media companies: terms of service”. The law requires social media companies to report data on their enforcement of the policies.
California's Assembly Bill 5 (AB5) will reclassify many contract workers in California into full employees with benefits. It doesn't cover all types of contract workers, and is anticipated to affect companies like Uber and Lyft the most. The New York Times reported that AB5 passed the California State Senate in a 29 to 11 vote. California's Governor, Gavin Newsom, endorsed
California has passed a law that went into effect on July 1, 2019. It amends part of the state's existing Business and Professions Code. The purpose of the amendment is to require bots to make it clear that they are not a human. The “Bots: disclosure” amendment includes the following: It shall be unlawful for any person to use a
California Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 882. This means that California has enacted the strongest net neutrality protections in the United States. The law will go into effect next year. It is a big win for consumers in California. As you may have expected, the U.S. Justice Department has decided to sue the state of California, claiming that its net
The California Legislature has passed SB 822, a strong internet neutrality bill. The vote was 27 -12. Next, the bill goes to Governor Jerry Brown. SB 822 would restore the net neutrality rules that were enacted federally under former President Barack Obama. Those rules were repealed by the Federal Communications Commission in December of 2017. In May of 2018, the
I know that "local news" isn't exactly what Geek News Central fans are after. But when I saw this particular item, I couldn't pass it by without mentioning it here. I live in the city of San Luis Obispo (SLO) on California's Central Coast. SLO is home to California Polytechnic State University, Cal Poly for short. The university fosters a