Outrage Erupts as Texas House Passes Bill That 'Criminalizes Political Memes'

Unless I'm misinterpreting this it really doesn't seem that unreasonable, headline aside. Basically just seems to be combatting misinformation, but comedic stuff or things with labeling seem to be unimpacted?

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HB366 requires political ads with altered media to include a disclosure stating the content isn’t real. Applies to political ads, not all social media posts or memes. Non-compliance is a Class A misdemeanor. The bill has passed Texas House, under Senate review now.

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The bill’s text says that, “A person may not, with the intent to influence an election, knowingly cause to be published, distributed, or broadcast political advertising that includes an image, audio recording, or video recording of an officeholder’s or candidate’s appearance, speech, or conduct that did not occur in reality.”

The bill said online posts with “an image, audio recording, or video recording that has been altered using generative artificial intelligence technology” are banned “unless the political advertising includes a disclosure from the person or another person on whose behalf the political advertising is published, distributed, or broadcast indicating that the image, audio recording, or video recording did not occur in reality.”