Democratic legitimacy requires informed consent, which deepfakes undermine by creating false representations of candidate positions.

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This normative principle establishes that voter autonomy depends on authentic information about candidates, making deepfake prohibition essential to democratic theory.

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[+0] Democratic nations should prohibit political campaigns from deploying AI-generated deepfakes within 90 days of elections by 2026. discuss artificial-intelligence campaign-regulation democracy digital-policy electoral-integrity misinformation

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[+0] John Locke's consent theory establishes that legitimate government requires citizens to agree based on genuine understanding of their choices. discuss

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Democratic legitimacy requires informed consent, which deepfakes undermine by creating false representations of candidate positions.

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