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California has banned political deep fakes

• bifrost 7y ago
  This feels illegal and I bet there'll be a lawsuit...
• sarcasmatwork 7y ago
  CA likes to ban everything they cant control, its the enforcement part that is difficult.
  • ksaj 7y ago
    Deep Fakes have been shown to cause cancer in the state of California. They like to put laws around just about anything that gets people in a tizzy.
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• IXxXI 7y ago
  This is a severe blow against holding politicians accountable and informing the public on state wide corruption and abuse of power. This bill essentially bans criticizing those in office, by unofficial media sources, which is a horrible precedent to uphold. Especially given the monopolistic and heavily centralized nature of the media atm.
  • colejohnson66 7y ago
    What? How does banning deep fakes (literal fake news) prevent holding politicians accountable? Are you suggesting we hold them accountable by making deep fakes of them?
    • IXxXI 7y ago
      It doesnt ban fake content. There are no guidelines or terms for separating legit content from lies. It merely bans criticism from anonymous bloggers and independent news sources that aren't part of the mainstream media.