Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom signed new legislation on Tuesday that’s intended to crack down on the use of AI generated memes, parodies and deepfakes in political ads in the lead-up to this November’s election.
California bills AB 2655, AB 2839, and AB 2355 covers the posting of deceptive content on large social media platforms related to California elections, covering a timeframe that lasts from 120 days prior to Election Day to 60 days past it.
Elon Musk chimed in, posting his disbelief of the bills.
Below is the type of content that will be banned under the new law.
Gavin Newsom just signed a bill making memes and parody illegal in his state because of this video.
Gavin will be very mad if this video went viral again! pic.twitter.com/FI0KY866eO
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) September 18, 2024
