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The bill would hold political candidates, campaigns, and PACs civilly liable for the use of a deepfake in an advertisement\u00a0if that use is undisclosed and done without the consent of the depicted candidate. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u201cDemocracy depends on an informed citizenry, with a shared understanding of the facts. New technologies which allow candidates to be impersonated in a way that is indistinguishable from reality threaten to undermine that shared understanding,\u201d <\/span>said Philip Hensley-Robin, Pennsylvania Executive Director of Common Cause. \u201c<\/span><\/b>This bill will make it clear to Pennsylvanians what is real and what is an artificially generated deepfake, helping them get to the truth and hold their elected officials accountable. 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