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Elon Musk's X platform sues California over law targeting AI deepfakes, deceptive election content
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
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 lawsuit, filed in federal court this week, targets a law that aims to combat harmful videos, images and audio that have been altered or created with artificial intelligence, which are known as
Elon Musk's X sues California over AI law targeting deepfakes, deceptive election content
Elon Musk's social media platform X is suing California over a new state law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content, claiming that it violates First Amendment free speech protections.
Elon Musk’s X sues California over law to restrict ‘deepfakes’
X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is challenging a California law that requires social media companies to take down deceptive “deepfake” content. X filed a lawsuit in federal court in Sacramento Thursday that argues Assembly Bill 2655 is unconstitutional by violating free speech protections.
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