Title BC, Business and Commerce Code

Sec. 120.052. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY. (a) A social media platform shall publish an acceptable use policy in a location that is easily accessible to a user. (b) A social media platform's acceptable use policy must: (1) reasonably inform users about the types of content allowed on t…

Sec. 120.053. BIANNUAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT. (a) As part of a social media platform's acceptable use policy under Section 120.052, the social media platform shall publish a biannual transparency report that includes, with respect to the preceding six-month period: (1) the total nu…

Sec. 120.1001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Deep fake material" means visual material, created with the intent to deceive, that appears to depict a real person performing an action that did not occur in reality. (2) "Explicit deep fake material" means deep fake material …

Sec. 120.101. COMPLAINT SYSTEM. A social media platform shall provide an easily accessible complaint system to enable a user to submit a complaint in good faith and track the status of the complaint, including a complaint regarding: (1) illegal content or activity; (2) explicit d…

Sec. 120.1015. NOTICE OF COMPLAINT SYSTEM AND PROCEDURES. (a) A social media platform shall provide notice on the platform of the complaint system and procedures described by this subchapter. (b) Notice under this section: (1) must be clear and conspicuous to a user; (2) must be …

Sec. 120.102. PROCESSING OF COMPLAINTS. (a) A social media platform that receives notice of illegal content or illegal activity on the social media platform shall make a good faith effort to evaluate the legality of the content or activity within 48 hours of receiving the notice,…

Sec. 120.1025. TREATMENT OF REPORTED CONTENT. (a) If a social media platform determines that content reported by a user is not explicit deep fake material, the social media platform may restore the material. (b) If a social media platform determines that content reported by a use…

Sec. 120.103. REMOVAL OF CONTENT; EXCEPTIONS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a social media platform removes content based on a violation of the platform's acceptable use policy under Section 120.052, the social media platform shall, concurrently with the removal: (…

Sec. 120.104. APPEAL PROCEDURES. If a social media platform receives a user complaint on the social media platform's removal from the platform of content provided by the user that the user believes was not potentially policy-violating content, the social media platform shall, not…

Sec. 120.151. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. (a) The attorney general may bring an action against a social media platform to enjoin a violation of this chapter. (b) If an injunction is granted in an action brought under Subsection (a), the attorney general may recover costs incurred in bring…

Sec. 120.152. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE. A violation of this chapter is a deceptive trade practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, and is actionable under that subchapter. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 749 (H.B. 3133), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2025.