A California bill would criminalize deepfakes that could swing the election | Opinion

AI-powered disinformation is not new. And we can expect more — and much worse — as our general 2024 election ... AI deepfakes have infiltrated our political discourse and social media streams ... Read More

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 ... Read More

Elon Musk’s reposts of Kamala Harris deepfakes may not fly under new California law

California’s newest law could land social media ... election communications that contain materially deceptive content — including deepfakes,” Newsom said later in the tweet. California’s ... Read More

X Sues to Block California Law Cracking Down on Election Deepfakes

Elon Musk’s X is suing to block a new California law aimed at cracking down on deepfakes around election time ... focused deepfakes being shared on social media. Musk's response? Read More

Disinformation and deepfakes played a part in the US election. Australia should expect the same

Images have stronger persuasive power than text. Unfortunately, Australians are not great at spotting fake videos and images. The prevalence of deepfakes on social media is particularly concerning, ... Read More

Elon Musk's X sues to block California law that aims to combat election deepfakes

X, the social media app owned by Elon Musk, has sued California in ... will prevail in court. “Deepfakes threaten the integrity of our elections, and these new laws protect our democracy while ... Read More