California Asks Court To Reinstate Ban On ‘Deep Fake’ Political Ads
A district court judge struck down the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act last year, ruling that the law is inconsistent with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking a federal appellate court to reinstate a law aimed at combatting online “deep fakes” in political ads.
The Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act (AB 2655), which was struck down last year by U.S. District Court Judge John Mendez in Sacramento, would have required large online platforms to allow users to report political deep fakes, and to remove such material upon users’ reports.
The measure would have covered “materially deceptive” election-related posts, with exceptions for satire and parody. The statute defined “materially deceptive” as anything portraying political candidates saying something they didn’t actually say, and that’s “reasonably likely” to harm candidates’ reputations or their chances of winning.
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