Anger as US state passes bill to criminalise political memes, offenders risk jail term

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42. Phelan amended this bill and it passed

HB 366

With AI on the rise, Texas House passes bill requiring more transparency in political ads

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Phelan amended the bill to ensure an individual wouldn’t be punished for altering superficial qualities of an image or video, such as the brightness, contrast or color. The legislation excludes companies, radio or TV broadcasters, commercial sign owners, computer services, and internet providers from liability. emphasis mine.

“This is nothing different than what we currently do with political advertisements,” Phelan said on the House floor Wednesday. “You have to put ’political ad paid for by,’ when you enter this political advertising arena. And all this does is tell you to add a disclosure that you are using altered media.”

The legislation is one of multiple ethics bills Phelan filed related to political advertisements after enduring a bruising primary campaign last year where his district was flooded with mailers and advertisements making false statements about him and his political record.

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According to the article it may not pass the Senate.

Sneaky.