CaliforniaCaliforniaLawAB 2839

Elections: Deceptive Media in Advertisements

Prohibits knowingly distributing materially deceptive AI-generated or digitally altered election content about candidates, officials and election workers within set periods around elections.

Body

California Legislature

Session

2023-2024

Introduced

Feb 15, 2024

In effect since

Sep 17, 20242y2 years ago

Votes

Assembly 59-4, Senate 32-6, Assembly concurrence 63-8

Sponsors

D (Democrat)Democrat

Topics

DeepfakesElections

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