H 664 — Electioneering Communications
This Idaho law prohibits the publication of synthetic media in electioneering communications. It adds to existing election law to provide legal relief and an action to prohibit such media in political communications, with specified exceptions. The law aims to prevent the spread of disinformation through deepfakes or other synthetic media during elections.
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