AB 3169: Internet: social media or search engine service: censorship.

Existing law prohibits an employer from requiring or requesting an employee or applicant for employment to disclose a username or password for the purpose of accessing personal social media, to access personal social media in the presence of the employer, or to divulge any personal social media.

This bill would prohibit a person who operates a social media Internet Web site located in California from removing or manipulating content from that site on the basis of the political affiliation or political viewpoint of that content. The bill would also prohibit any person who operates an Internet search engine located in California from removing or manipulating content from the search results generated by that service on the basis of the political affiliation or political viewpoint of that content.