Remember late last year before the election when Gruesome Newsom decided to ban parody?
And remember how The Babylon Bee took him on directly?
Well, things are all coming up roses in 2025 and the wins keep stacking up higher and higher. A judge has ruled that AI parody ads are A-OK.
From Breitbart:
In a win for free speech, a federal judge on Tuesday struck down California's law on AI-generated election parody videos. The lawsuit was filed from Elon Musk, his X platform, the Babylon Bee, and video platform Rumble.
Politico reports that the ruling marks a significant victory for tech billionaire Elon Musk and his social media platform X, which had challenged the California law alongside other plaintiffs, including satirical website The Babylon Bee and conservative social media site Rumble.
Yes, the Bee is vindicated once again!
And there's more!
In his ruling, Judge Mendez cited federal rules shielding online platforms from liability for third-party content, rather than addressing the free speech arguments central to the plaintiffs' case. The judge determined that the California law, authored by Democratic Assembly member Marc Berman, conflicted with Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act. 'They don't have anything to do with these videos that the state is objecting to,' Mendez said of sites like X that host parody videos ...
Mendez also indicated his intention to overrule a second California law, which would require labels on digitally altered campaign materials and ads, on First Amendment grounds. During the hearing, the judge questioned the effectiveness of the labeling requirement, stating, 'I think the statute just fails miserably in accomplishing what it would like to do.' He suggested that less restrictive approaches, less likely to chill free speech, might be preferable.
Stay winning, Beeple!
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