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Nevada AB 73 took effect on January 1, 2026, codified in NRS 294A. The law requires election-related communications that contain synthetic media to carry a clear and conspicuous disclosure — and gives any candidate who appears in a non-disclosed manipulated communication the right to seek a court order stopping its distribution.

• The rule is squarely about election communications — those from candidates, campaign committees, political action committees, and party-sponsored committees. It doesn't reach synthetic media used in entertainment, satire, or parody.
• Streaming services, broadcasters, and internet service providers are generally excluded from coverage — the rule applies to the entities sending the campaign communication, not to the platforms carrying it.
• A clear and conspicuous disclosure that the content has been manipulated is the practical compliance path — that label is what shifts a communication from likely-prohibited to likely-protected.

• Read AB 73 (NRS 294A) on the Nevada Legislature site for the exact "clear and conspicuous" disclosure standard and the candidate's injunctive path.
• If you're concerned about a deepfake outside an election context, this Nevada rule isn't the relevant one. Federal protections and the platform's own content policy are where to look first.