California’s “deepfake” law shows, once again, that progressive authoritarians seek to ruin everything fun.
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s legislature recently went full Karen and passed a law banning political deepfakes and placing restrictions on satire. Now, one of the nation’s leading satirical outlets is fighting back.
The Babylon Bee and the Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a lawsuit against the state of California on Monday, challenging new laws that the satire site claims target political parody and free speech, according to a Daily Wire exclusive.
The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, comes after Newsom signed legislation aimed at curbing the spread of AI-generated “deepfake” content. Critics like The Babylon Bee argue that the legislation will disproportionately affect satirists.
The laws were passed after Newsom wrote a post on X suggesting that a parody video of Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris should be “illegal.” The state’s legislature then passed two laws banning political expression labeled as “materially deceptive content.” […]
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