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		giornogiovanna on Feb 4, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Malicious Deep Fake Prohibition Act of 2018 [pdf] But what activity does this act prohibit, that isn't "protected by the First Amendment"?

fiblye on Feb 4, 2019 [–]

Libel is a crime and some states have defamation laws. It wouldn't be hard to tack this onto those and--if they really want to push it, which they will if given the chance--make it a sex crime to get that lifelong punishment.

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