A California court has issued a preliminary injunction stopping the implementation of a law aimed at preventing the proliferation of altered election-related content, potentially including parody and satire content. The judge ruled that the measure hinders free speech rights.
The Oct. 2 ruling was in response to a lawsuit stemming from an artificial-intelligence (AI)-generated satire video posted by the plaintiff, Christopher Kohls, a social media influencer known by the screen name “Mr Reagan” who posts humorous political content featuring politicians.
On July 26, the plaintiff posted a video titled “Kamala Harris Campaign Ad PARODY” on his X account. The footage used AI-generated content to disparage Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Harris….