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Babylon Bee Gets Last Laugh, Federal Judge Finds CA ‘Deepfake ‘ Law Unconstitutional

August 30, 2025 3:43 pmSeptember 2, 2025 10:49 am

Babylon Bee, a satirical political website, is enjoying a favorable federal court decision in their case challenging Assembly Bill 2839, a “disinformation and deepfake” law passed by the California legislature and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom. The law specifically prohibited...

Gavin Newsom vs. The White Privilege Album

September 25, 2024 2:23 pmSeptember 25, 2024 2:25 pm

If you’re interested in reading something that’s both deep and not fake – to riff on California Governor Gavin Newsom’s sad attempt to ban mockery of himself and other very fine people, you might want to grab a copy of...

Newsom Signs Three ‘Deepfake’ Election Ad Bills Into Law

September 17, 2024 6:57 pmSeptember 17, 2024 6:57 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed 3 bills into law on Tuesday, putting severe limitations on the use of “deepfakes” and other digitally generated or altered content in election campaigns. The first bill, Assembly Bill 2655, authored by Assemblyman Marc Berman (D-Menlo...

Marc Berman authored the "Deepfake" bill.

‘Deepfake’ Videos Of Political Candidates in Ads Now Illegal In California

October 7, 2019 8:17 pmOctober 8, 2019 7:28 am

Manipulated photos, video, and audio, specifically “deepfake” videos that alter candidates to say or look like something or someone else, has been made illegal in California. Under the new law, which was passed in the form of AB 730, an...

‘Deepfake’ Audio and Visual Political Ads Faces Ban With Looming Senate Vote

September 10, 2019 1:34 pm

Assembly Bill 730, which would ban ads that have been altered using ‘deepfake technology’ will be decided soon in the statehouse. ‘Deepfake’ technology uses facial scans and new audio to create a fake video using footage from a real video....