AB 502: Elections: deceptive media in advertisements.

The bill aims to amend the elections code to regulate deceptive media in advertisements. It prohibits the distribution of election communications containing materially deceptive content that harms a candidate's reputation or undercuts confidence in the election outcome. The bill also exempts communications that include a disclosure stating the content has been manipulated or generated using artificial intelligence. Additionally, the bill clarifies that satire or parody is exempt from the prohibitions if the content includes a specified disclosure, and that the individual depicted in the content can seek an injunction or bring an action for damages instead of a recipient.