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Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« on: September 30, 2024, 05:12:59 pm »
Babylon Bee Sues California over ‘Satire Crackdown’
By: Jason Walsh
September 30, 2024
 
 
Conservative satire site, The Babylon Bee, has filed a lawsuit against the state of California after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a series of “deep fake ” laws targeting outlets publishing parody.”

According to a report from The Daily Wire, the complaint was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California and notes that Newsom tweeted that a parody video of Kamala Harris should be “illegal.”

“The legislature heard the call and passed two laws that forbid political expression under the label of ‘materially deceptive content,’” the lawsuit asserts.

According to the complaint, one of California’s new laws will require social media platforms to notify the state with “reports about user posts with ‘materially deceptive content’ and then remove or label them.”

https://www.dailyfetched.com/babylon-bee-sues-california-over-satire-crackdown/
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2024, 05:18:00 pm »
Looking forward to responding to a California AG rep, when they show up to my door to arrest me for memes.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2024, 05:31:47 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on September 30, 2024, 05:18:00 pm
Looking forward to responding to a California AG rep, when they show up to my door to arrest me for memes.

The meme police
They live inside of my head
The meme police
They come to me in my bed
The meme police
They're coming to arrest me, oh no
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2024, 05:36:23 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on September 30, 2024, 05:31:47 pm
The meme police
They live inside of my head
The meme police
They come to me in my bed
The meme police
They're coming to arrest me, oh no

Top notch....

Here's one that was a hoot, but became un-funny because when it has become almost non-parody,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemJWrp0nAM

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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2024, 05:38:33 pm »
Audi?  Good grief.  Bunch of hosers.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2024, 05:40:42 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on September 30, 2024, 05:38:33 pm
Audi?  Good grief.  Bunch of hosers.

What was really a hoot, they were successfully convicted of falsifiying the mileage of these diesel engines a few years later. This ad is the best thing that came out of that.
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« Reply #6 on: September 30, 2024, 05:43:42 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on September 30, 2024, 05:40:42 pm
What was really a hoot, they were successfully convicted of falsifiying the mileage of these diesel engines a few years later. This ad is the best thing that came out of that.

LOL.  VW, their Parent Co got wacked too for the Diesel emission deal!

Dumb Krauts.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #7 on: September 30, 2024, 06:13:41 pm »
Hmmmm ... state gooberment press releases ... Dem candidate campaign ads ... Goobernor Noisome's podcast ... so many report-opportunities.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #8 on: September 30, 2024, 06:32:38 pm »
Happy to oblige, Govenor Greaseball ...

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... go ahead, convince a jury that's not you, Gavin.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2024, 09:34:07 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on September 30, 2024, 06:32:38 pm
Happy to oblige, Govenor Greaseball ...

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... go ahead, convince a jury that's not you, Gavin.

Needs balls...still.
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« Reply #10 on: September 30, 2024, 09:57:35 pm »
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #11 on: September 30, 2024, 11:01:59 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on September 30, 2024, 05:18:00 pm
Looking forward to responding to a California AG rep, when they show up to my door to arrest me for memes.

Nah, they'll just go after Zuckerberg and Musk for not labeling you. Easier that way, no bad optics.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #12 on: October 01, 2024, 11:06:51 am »
Quote from: Wingnut on September 30, 2024, 09:57:35 pm

Gavin has balls?
Either that or he is tone-deaf clueless.
Breaking his own rules in full view of everyone during COVID is just the tip of that iceberg.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #13 on: October 02, 2024, 10:44:27 pm »
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Update: A federal judge just issued a preliminary injunction against this law: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.caed.453046/gov.uscourts.caed.453046.14.0.pdf
5:33 PM · Oct 2, 2024

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https://twitter.com/2Aupdates/status/1841592476563304650
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #14 on: October 02, 2024, 11:10:20 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on September 30, 2024, 05:36:23 pm
Top notch....

Here's one that was a hoot, but became un-funny because when it has become almost non-parody,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemJWrp0nAM

It wasn’t funny then.  It was obviously showing preference for the enlightened ones, and it did not last long.  Just in memory.  Recall seeing it on Super Bowl and we were pretty much jaw-dropped.
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #15 on: October 03, 2024, 01:29:14 pm »
Poor, sad Politico reports:
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Judge blocks California deepfakes law that sparked Musk-Newsom row
The decision is a blow to the state’s leading Democrats who’ve tried to rein in misleading social media content ahead of the November elections.
By Tyler Katzenberger
10/02/2024 06:44 PM EDT
Updated: 10/02/2024 07:41 PM EDT

SACRAMENTO, California — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California measure restricting the use of digitally altered political “deepfakes” just two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law.

The ruling is a blow to a push by the state’s leading Democrats to rein in misleading content on social media ahead of Election Day.

Chris Kohls, known as “Mr Reagan” on X, sued to prevent the state from enforcing the law after posting an AI-generated video of a Harris campaign ad on the social media site. He claimed the video was protected by the First Amendment because it was a parody.

The judge agreed.

“Most of [the law] acts as a hammer instead of a scalpel,” Senior U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez wrote, calling it “a blunt tool hinders humorous expression and unconstitutionally stifles the free and unfettered exchange of ideas.” He carved out an exception for a “not unduly burdensome” portion of the law that requires verbal disclosure of digitally altered content in audio-only recordings. ...

Newsom spokesperson Izzy Gardon said in a statement that the governor’s office was “confident” the courts would uphold California’s ability to regulate deepfakes. He said the law was reasonable, arguing it was in line with a similar measure restricting deepfakes passed in Alabama.

“Deepfakes threaten the integrity of our elections, and these new laws protect our democracy while preserving free speech,” Gardon said. “Satire remains alive and well in California — even for those who miss the punchline.” ...
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #16 on: October 03, 2024, 01:36:47 pm »
Yeah... threat to democracy
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« Reply #17 on: October 03, 2024, 02:49:08 pm »
Quote from: catfish1957 on September 30, 2024, 05:36:23 pm
Top notch....

Here's one that was a hoot, but became un-funny because when it has become almost non-parody,


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GemJWrp0nAM

One of the most brilliants ads of my lifetime, just wish I liked their cars...
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #18 on: October 03, 2024, 05:28:45 pm »
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #19 on: October 04, 2024, 09:40:06 pm »
Quote from: Wingnut on September 30, 2024, 05:31:47 pm
The meme police
They live inside of my head
The meme police
They come to me in my bed
The meme police
They're coming to arrest me, oh no
I like it, but why did it make me flash to Napoleon XIV? Dangit now Ive got that dang earworm stuck in my head!

Remember when you ran away
And I got on my knees and begged you
Nit to leave because I’d go berserk
Well…..





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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2024, 02:36:45 pm »
Quote from: GtHawk on October 04, 2024, 09:40:06 pm
I like it, but why did it make me flash to Napoleon XIV? Dangit now Ive got that dang earworm stuck in my head!

Remember when you ran away
And I got on my knees and begged you
Nit to leave because I’d go berserk
Well…..

The surest cure for an earworm is a worse earworm. Any Abba song that was a hit should do the trick, maybe "Dancing Queen".
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #21 on: October 05, 2024, 10:24:01 pm »
Quote from: PeteS in CA on October 05, 2024, 02:36:45 pm
The surest cure for an earworm is a worse earworm. Any Abba song that was a hit should do the trick, maybe "Dancing Queen".
If all else fails, there's always "It's a small world after all" :shrug:
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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #22 on: October 06, 2024, 01:52:15 am »
Quote from: GtHawk on October 04, 2024, 09:40:06 pm
I like it, but why did it make me flash to Napoleon XIV? Dangit now Ive got that dang earworm stuck in my head!

Remember when you ran away
And I got on my knees and begged you
Nit to leave because I’d go berserk
Well…..
IT had exactly the same effect on me.
I think they just may take me away to the happy home
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« Reply #23 on: October 06, 2024, 02:27:11 pm »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on October 05, 2024, 10:24:01 pm
If all else fails, there's always "It's a small world after all" :shrug:

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Re: Babylon Bee Sues California over 'Satire Crackdown'
« Reply #24 on: October 06, 2024, 02:41:48 pm »
I call your Napoleon XIV, and raise you a bowl of popcorn.....


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBYjZTdrJlA

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