California, X and AI

Elon Musk's X platform sues California over law targeting AI 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.
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 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 sues to block California anti-deepfakes bill
X has sued to block California law AB 2655, which requires large online platforms to remove or label AI deepfakes related to elections.
Musk’s X Sues to Block California’s Deepfake Deception Act
Elon Musk’s social media platform X sued to block a California law aimed at curbing AI-generated deceptive election content on social media, claiming the measure is an unconstitutional affront to free speech.
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