California, AI and deepfake

X sues California over deceptive AI-made election content ban
Elon Musk’s X is taking the state of California to court over a new law that prevents the spread of AI-generated election misinformation. Bloomberg reports that X filed a lawsuit against AB 2655, also known as the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024,
Elon Musk's X sues California over AI law targeting deepfakes, deceptive election content
Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is suing California over a new law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content claiming it violates First Amendment protections to free speech.
Elon Musk’s X Sues to Block California’s Deepfake Deception Act
X, owned by Elon Musk, challenges California's AI deepfake law AB2655 in court, claiming it violates free speech rights by requiring social platforms to regulate AI-generated election content.
Elon Musk’s X sues California over law to restrict ‘deepfakes’
This system will inevitably result in the censorship of wide swaths of valuable political speech and commentary and will limit the type of ‘uninhibited, robust, and wide-open’ ‘debate on public issues’ that core First Amendment protections are designed to ensure,
X is suing to block a California law aimed at curbing deceptive AI-generated election content on social media
“The law, which requires large online platforms to remove content deemed ‘materially deceptive,’ will lead to widespread censorship of political speech, according to the complaint filed late Thursday in Sacramento federal court.” Governor Gavin Newsom signed the act — and two related measures — into law in September. —LO
Elon Musk’s X sues to block California law that aims to combat election deepfakes
The new law requires large online platforms to remove or label deceptive election content that's been digitally altered or created.
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