CA AB2655

Large online platforms with 1+ million California users must remove materially deceptive content (deepfakes and AI-generated media) depicting candidates, elections officials, or elected officials during specified periods (120 days before through election day, or 60 days after for elections officials).

Large online platforms must label materially deceptive content as inauthentic during a six-month period before elections through election day (or 60 days after for content about elections officials and voting equipment).

Platforms must provide accessible reporting mechanisms for California residents and respond within 36 hours; candidates, elected officials, elections officials, the Attorney General, and district/city attorneys may seek injunctive relief for noncompliance within 72 hours.

Exemptions apply to regularly published newspapers and magazines, broadcasting stations with appropriate disclosures, and content that constitutes satire or parody.

Amended Section 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure to give court precedence to actions seeking enforcement of these requirements, effective through January 1, 2027.