California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaurant without an agreement

Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by rsync on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:25PM (#25605926)

"This is undeniably a good thing if you put yourself in the shoes of the restaurant."

Maybe. I have no idea.

What I do know is, the following statement is 1A protected free speech:

If you pay me enough money, I will drive to the Novato In'N'Out and buy a cheeseburger and deliver it to you.

I offer this delivery service to anyone who wishes to negotiate my (extremely high) delivery rates.

This is posted in a public place (is a listing) and I have no relationship with In'N'Out and no plans to establish one.

Now what ?

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by ghaff on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:29PM (#25605969)

You are clearly not a "food delivery platform" which this explicitly concerns. Obviously you can pay people to run errands for you, including picking up food and people can advertise their services.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by rsync on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:36PM (#25606036)

Yes, of course that is the case but a "real" delivery service is only one or two contortions away from "publishing" their "listings" in a way that is just like what I wrote.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by travisjungroth on Friday January 01, 2021 @03:02PM (#25606356)

Then you’ll be breaking the law, as I understand it. Not every statement is protected under free speech.

If a private pilot asks his friend if she wants to go on a trip and split costs, that’s legal. If he posts the offer in a public place, it’s illegal. There is a ton of precedent for this type of restriction of speech.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by mytailorisrich on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:33PM (#25606003)

This law only applies to online businesses. So while this effectively stops businesses from providing this service without permission it does not prevent what you describe.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by johnmaguire2013 on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:29PM (#25605962)

Apple is a private company, not a public entity. AFAIK, your "free speech" is not protected here.

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Re:California law bans delivery apps from listing a restaura... by cleak on Friday January 01, 2021 @02:55PM (#25606276)

Companies are people too.

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