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Reporting Mechanism: Child Sexual Abuse Material

Expands social media platform reporting duties for child sexual abuse material to cover intimate depictions of identifiable minors and makes noncompliant platforms liable to depicted individuals.

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Signed by the governor; Chapter 185, Statutes of 2026Sep 102 weeks ago

Body: California Legislature
Session: 2025-2026
Introduced: Feb 13
Takes effect: Jan 1, 2027in 3 months
Votes: Assembly 75-0, Senate 39-0, Assembly concurrence 78-0
Sponsors: D (Democrat)Democrat

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Official page Source: California Legislative Information (leginfo.legislature.ca.gov)

Timeline

Sep 10 2 weeks ago
Signed by the governor; Chapter 185, Statutes of 2026
Aug 26 4 weeks ago
Passed Senate (39-0)
May 26 4 months ago
Passed Assembly (75-0)
Feb 13 7 months ago
Introduced

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