HB 868 — Political campaign advertisements; synthetic media, penalty
HB 868 addresses synthetic media in political campaign advertisements by establishing penalties for the use of deceptive synthetic media in Virginia. The bill aims to mitigate the risk of disinformation in political advertising by regulating the use of AI-generated or manipulated content. It targets the misuse of deepfakes and other synthetic media in election-related communications. The bill was continued to the next session and is currently under review.
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