Gov. Gavin Newsom's office countered that the law targeted deepfakes, not satire, that could negatively impact elections.
Supreme Court precedent illuminates that while a well-founded fear of a digitally manipulated media landscape may be justified, this fear does not give legislators unbridled license to bulldoze over the longstanding tradition of critique, parody, and satire protected by the First Amendment.
Deepfakes threaten the integrity of our elections, and these new laws protect our democracy while preserving free speech - in a manner no more stringent than those in other states.
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