Judge blocks new California law cracking down on election deepfakes
- A federal judge paused a new California law allowing lawsuits over election deepfakes by granting a preliminary injunction on Wednesday.
- U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez ruled that the law likely violates the First Amendment despite recognizing risks of artificial intelligence and deepfakes.
- The law took effect after Governor Gavin Newsom signed it last month, aiming to combat misinformation in political ads.
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C 32%
R 41%
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