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California deepfake election laws facing scrutiny from US judge

By Amy Miller ( March 11, 2025, 00:45 GMT | Insight) -- Whether California laws restricting “deepfakes” during elections violate free speech or instead thwart potential threats to democracy is a question squarely before a US judge. Right-wing satirists and online platforms are urging US District Judge John A. Mendez to block the laws permanently because they violate the First Amendment. California Attorney General Rob Bonta counters that California isn't trying to down political debate, but attempting "to solve a novel and growing threat to free and fair elections.”Whether California laws restricting the use of “deepfakes” during elections violate free speech or thwart potential threats to democracy is a question squarely before a US judge in Sacramento....

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