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Governor Gavin Newsom has until the end of September to sign the bill into law.
Abill from the California legislature could prevent the distribution of memes in election season because they could be deceptive or damage a political candidate's reputation.

The bill is called the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 and is ready for Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom's signature. The governor has until the end of September 2024 to sign it into law.

The bill's digest notes that existing law prohibits any person or entity from distributing deceptive audio or visual media about a candidate for elected office within 60 days of the election if it intends to "injure the candidate’s reputation or to deceive a voter into voting for or against the candidate.
https://www.theblaze.com/return/california-law-memes-gavin-newsom

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