Required actions
- Do not distribute materially deceptive audio or visual media of a candidate with actual malice within 60 days of an election, unless clearly labelled as manipulated
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California AB 730 — deceptive audio or visual media in elections (extended by AB 972)
California's 2019 election-deepfake statute, extended to 2027, lets candidates sue over malicious manipulated media in the 60 days before an election; the state's broader 2024 deepfake laws were struck down or enjoined.
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