“The Electronic Frontier Foundation opposes the bill, calling it ‘flawed’ and ‘misguided.’ The group argues the measure would make the government and advisory group responsible for deciding what is true or false. It also points out the First Amendment prevents content-based restrictions, even if the statements of ‘admittedly false.'”
Read more: http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2018/06/25/california-considers-fake-news-advisory-group/
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