General

Social media platform

Online service enabling user content creation and sharing.

Definitions (3)

An online platform or service that enables users to create, share or interact with user-generated content and communications (including posting, commenting, messaging or content distribution), as distinct from traditional broadcasting and subject to the regulation’s content governance and takedown rules.

A social media platform is an online service that enables users to create, share, and interact with digital content. These platforms are generally regulated by existing California law. Under SB 981, they are specifically subject to new obligations regarding deepfake intimate images.

An online service that allows users to create public or semi-public profiles, share content, and interact with other users, typically designed for broad public engagement.