A new law proposed in the Maryland legislature would impinge on the 1st Amendment right to freedom of speech, and result in potential fines and jail sentences of up to 5 years for posting "deepfake," AI-created, or otherwise-altered media featuring candidates during elections. The text of MD House Bill 525 does not even distinguish between official posts or advertising by political campaigns against opponents, and social media posts by individuals. As currently written, the law would expose all citizens to a threat of fines up to $5000, and jail terms of up to 5 years.
Censorship on social media was a significant issue in the 2024 election. It's surprising that the sponsors of this bill believe this is an opportune time to propose new restrictions on freedom of speech. The vague and broad language in the bill would have a chilling effect on negative political speech, and is clearly unconstitutional. If passed during the current legislative session, the new law would take effect on June 1, 2025.
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And I am sure that the law will be applied without regard to the politics of the lampooner and lampoonee. I've heard SNL never had a skit mocking O.
Funny what gets you in jail nowadays. Pretty darn sad, but looks like there's a change in the wind coming, and none too soon!
The HIGHLY “edited” CBS interview of train-wreck-Kamala would have to be considered “digitally altered.” Careful what you ask for, dummies.
Someone could create a totally realistic AI video of Robert Dyer heartily endorsing Marc Elrich for governor, and post it as genuine. How should we deal with this sort of thing?
This would be the death of political cartooning.
Does the MGA have anything better to do?
I'm sure that Moore & company would like to have the same power that the DC mayor possess in that anyone that holds any license in DC serves at the pleasure of the mayor and in that capacity can lose such license without cause at the will of the mayor, (or staff to be transparent).
MD is becoming the banana republic and anyone who thinks this will be enforced equally on both sides should lay off the water pipe.
You heard wrong, have your hearing checked.
Fake! Lovely how you can exaggerate what actually occurred just because your dear Das Fuhrer wants to sue everyone to line his pockets. Fox News had made similar edits twice to Trump interviews, including one about declassifying the Jeffrey Epstein files, editing down a meandering answer to the then-candidate’s eventual decisive “yes.” They have the right, but CBS doesn't? Double standards for tfg to cash-in, hell no. any you are HIGHLY ignorant and biased.
Surprising take from someone who so heavily moderates a meaningless comments section. For the record, I'm on the anti-election fraud side. I guess I hate freedom, or something.
@7:21 Exactly
Free speech has a price tag.
10:27 is why the left lost the election. If one only watches the unedited version, she proves that America dodged a complete disaster.
4:25, but Trump was elected and America is just becoming witness to the disaster they unleashed.
Ah, but Elon Musk can still produce and disseminate deep fake crap about the politicians he dislikes, I see.
Source: NYT
@5:35 Even CNN had to admit that policies implemented so far are polling majority positive as is Trumps approval. Must be interesting little world that liberals live in these days.
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