{"id":1486709,"date":"2024-08-29T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1486709"},"modified":"2024-08-29T11:45:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T15:45:00","slug":"democrats-trying-to-censor-ai-created-memes-before-election","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/democrats-trying-to-censor-ai-created-memes-before-election\/1486709\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats Trying To Censor AI Created Memes Before Election"},"content":{"rendered":"

Democrats Trying To Censor AI Created Memes Before Election<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news<\/a>,<\/em><\/p>\n

Ahead of the election in November, Democrats in the House are attempting to have the FEC issue rules to enable censorship of images created specifically by the Grok, the AI developed by Elon Musk\u2019s X.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In other words, they want to eradicate memes they don\u2019t like.<\/p>\n

Democratic House Members are now pressuring the FEC to issue new rules to censor @elonmusk<\/a>‘s new Grok-2 AI art generator before the election.<\/p>\n

Let me be clear: the First Amendment is not optional. I’ll never support shutting down political speech online, including your memes. pic.twitter.com\/0SnmkjijRk<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Sean Cooksey (@SeanJCooksey) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

In a statement, Democrats in Congress claimed\u00a0\u201cIt is critical for our democracy that this be promptly addressed, noting the degree to which Grok-2 has already been used to distribute fake content regarding the 2024 presidential election.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis election cycle, we have seen candidates use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in campaign ads to depict themselves or another candidate engaged in an action that did not happen or saying something the depicted candidate did not say,\u201d they further claim.<\/p>\n

This may be a reference to a \u2018Kamala Harris\u2019 video shared by Musk.<\/p>\n

In response, California Democrat Gavin Newsom vowed to introduce a law<\/a> to limit such AI creations, prompting Musk to respond that parody is and should remain legal in America.<\/p>\n

JUST IN: Elon Musk tells CA Governor Gavin Newsom to “Suggon Deeznutz” after Newsom threatened to change the law to make AI \u201cad\u201d voices illegal.<\/p>\n

Newsom was upset over a parody video (below) that Musk shared on X.<\/p>\n

“Manipulating a voice in an \u201cad\u201d like this one should be illegal.\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/19MYrk21rr<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 29, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Such videos and memes are obviously meant to be satirical.<\/p>\n

I don’t understand the problem. pic.twitter.com\/2IgiNpfF4T<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Frank Glazewski (@frank_glazewski) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

As RFK Jr. noted last week<\/a>, Democrats have become the party of censorship.<\/p>\n

What these House Democrats are calling for is literally tyranny. https:\/\/t.co\/EyJB12Xe0v<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

What are they afraid of?<\/p>\n

They’re afraid of mean memes \ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23\ud83d\ude02\ud83e\udd23\ud83c\udf7f<\/p>\n

\u2014 S.A.Conner (@PaulaRevere111) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Grok users had a field day with this.<\/p>\n

I used Grok to draw a picture of House Democrats writing a bill to censor online speech pic.twitter.com\/hW68cmDXp5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 TheRazorPigKid (@TheRazorPigKid) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

Only their propaganda is acceptable to disseminate.<\/p>\n

So, this was accurate? pic.twitter.com\/G6URxBIciI<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 The Investigative Examiners (@TruthorConseq12) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

What they are saying is that THEY want to control the misinformation through their controlled media. They cannot allow other forms of \u2018misinformation\u2019 that THEY can\u2019t control.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Scuba Steve (@Scuba15Steve) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

They\u2019re panicking.<\/p>\n

It is slipping away there is nothing they won’t do to stop it. NOTHING<\/p>\n

\u2014 kath (@Muskadoptme) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

They want a Ministry of Truth because they can\u2019t meme.<\/p>\n

The left can’t meme, so they use Congress and lawyers.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Rick Johnson (@Cookie_BigRick) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

What could possibly go wrong with outright censorship of humour?<\/p>\n

The Democrats don’t care about the Constitution. It’s a piece of paper that only has power with men of character. Dems, like the sainted Barack Obama hate it because it limits their ability to control the citizens. If Harris wins in November, it will be in tatters by midterms.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Imperfect America (dudes\/r\/dudes!) (@ImperfectUSA) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

What comes next?<\/p>\n

The camel is trying to stick his nose in the tent.
\nIncrementalism is the path they always take.
\nThey’ll start here, and they must be stopped. No compromise.<\/p>\n

\u2014 tiredofthecrap789 (@tiredofthe63251) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

They’re not even hiding it anymore.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Reginald D Winthorp (@ReginaldDWin) August 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n

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Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nThu, 08\/29\/2024 – 07:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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