New California laws target election deepfakes. Do they also ban satire?
What started with a spoof of a campaign ad has led to a critical question: Do new California laws meant to crack down on election-related deepfakes also ban memes and satire?
Measures signed into law in September by Gov. Gavin Newsom were designed to limit the use of artificial intelligence in political ads and help keep voters from being duped by manipulated media.