United States of America: Introduced Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 (AB 2655)
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Introduced Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 (AB 2655)
On 14 February 2024, the Assembly Bill 2655 was introduced by Assembly Member Berman. The Bill aims to extend regulations on the use of deceptive audio and visual media in elections. Specifically, the Bill would indefinitely extend the applicability of a prohibition on distributing materially deceptive audio or visual media of election candidates during election periods without a disclosure regarding manipulation.
Original sourceScope
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament
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2024-02-14
under deliberation
2024-05-22
under deliberation
2024-08-28
adopted
2024-09-17
adopted