California’s meme-policing is just the latest in a growing global trend where terms like “misinformation,” “disinformation,” and “hate speech” are used as excuses for censorship.
In July, Gov. Gavin Newsom published a tweet, declaring that a parody video of presidential candidate Kamala Harris should be “illegal.” True to his word—and just months before election season—California passed two laws that restrict political expression under the guise of prohibiting “materially deceptive content.”
All this is done in the name of stopping “disinformation” and “deepfakes”—whatever those vague terms mean—but the laws go beyond that. Each law “includes, but is not limited to, deepfakes.” For California to burden this speech, it isn’t just taking the fun out of sharing political memes; it’s violating the U.S. Constitution.
In fact, another lower court has already condemned one of California’s laws as unconstitutional. That was a step in the right direction. We will continue to work to make sure our clients’ rights are permanently protected in their separate case.
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