California, X and AI

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 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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What Can We Learn from California’s New AI Laws?
As a leading technology hub, it is no shock that California is at the forefront of technology regulation, including regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In the past year, California ...
The ballot measure Gavin Newsom killed
It is an odd endpoint for a year in which Newsom played just about every role possible in California’s ballot-measure drama, from headliner of his own production to scriptwriter trying to write people ...
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It's time to unleash California's deranged governor, Gavin Newsom
Many of the fawning posts on X over the past few days refer to Newsom as a psychopath or a sociopath, referencing in ...
How Did California Vote on Gavin Newsom's Ballot Propositions?
California voted on 10 propositions, including bonds for climate and education projects and constitutional amendments.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls special session to fortify progressive state policies against new Trump term
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday that they were readying to "protect California values" ...
California governor Gavin Newsom sends ‘firm’ warning to President-elect Donald Trump
California governor Gavin Newsom has taken a direct stand against President-elect Donald Trump in a new video message. The governor said that while he respects the Trump administration and wants it to ...
Daily Digest: Big chipmaker to slash 1,000 jobs; Databricks eyes massive raise
Here's all that's fit to print — digitally that is — in local Bay Area business this Thursday morning in mid-November.