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X sues to block California anti-deepfakes bill | TechCrunch

Nov 15, 2024 - techcrunch.com
Elon Musk's social media company, X, has filed a lawsuit against California law AB 2655, also known as the “Defending Democracy From Deepfake Deception Act of 2024.” The law mandates large online platforms to either label or remove AI deepfakes related to elections. X contends that this law will result in widespread censorship of political speech, arguing that there is a history of strong First Amendment protections for speech criticizing government officials and candidates, even if potentially false.

The company also finds other requirements of the law burdensome, such as the need to establish channels for reporting political deepfakes and a mechanism for candidates and officials to seek injunctive relief if a platform fails to comply with the act. This lawsuit follows a recent temporary block by a federal judge on a related California law banning deceptive online campaign ads.

Key takeaways:

  • Elon Musk’s social media company, X, has sued to block California law AB 2655, which mandates large online platforms to remove or label AI deepfakes related to elections.
  • X argues that the law, also known as the “Defending Democracy From Deepfake Deception Act of 2024,” will lead to widespread censorship of political speech.
  • AB 2655 also imposes other requirements on platforms that X finds burdensome, such as establishing channels to report political deepfakes and a mechanism to allow candidates and elected officials to seek injunctive relief if a platform isn’t complying with the act.
  • The lawsuit was filed weeks after a federal judge temporarily blocked a related California deepfakes law to ban deceptive campaign ads online.
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