Thursday, September 19, 2024

Elon Musk Punches Back After Gavin Newsom Signs Bill Making Memes, Parody ‘Illegal’ in California

California does love its warning labels. What did Democrats say about Trump destroying democracy? What did Rachel Maddow say about her being put in a camp?  

Libs of TikTok on X:  

I just signed a bill to make this illegal in the state of California. You can no longer knowingly distribute an ad or other election communications that contain materially deceptive content -- including deepfakes. x.com/GavinNewsom Deceptive content? What about MSNBC?

"Musk had posted this mockery ad back in July, and Newsom immediately had problems with it.

"Now, Newsom is back in the spotlight after signing AB-2655; a bill intended to “combat deepfake election content” like the so-called example Musk had posted.

“ 'Governor Gavin Newsom today signed three measures to remove deceptive content from large online platforms, increase accountability, and better inform voters,” the California Democrat’s website reads.

"AB-2655 “requires large online platforms to remove or label deceptive and digitally altered or created content related to elections during specified periods,” per the site."

UPDATE: Creator of Kamala Harris parody video sues California over 'deepfake' law - Breitbart  "A video creator is suing the State of California for a new law labeling the use of “deepfake” artificial intelligence political ads that banned his parody of Vice President Kamala Harris saying she was the “ultimate diversity hire.”

"Christopher Kohls said his First and 14th Amendment rights were violated when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the anti-deepfake measure into law on Tuesday. He claims the law effectively banned his Harris video, which had drawn controversy since he first posted it over the summer." . . .

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