The suit comes weeks after a federal judge temporarily blocked a related California deepfakes law to ban deceptive campaign ads online.

Social media company X Corp. on Thursday sued to block enforcement of a new California law that requires online platforms to remove or label campaign-related deepfakes before and after an election.

Known as deepfakes, this type of content can make it appear as if a person said or did something they didn’t. The law is scheduled to take effect Jan.1. California lawmakers want to strengthen ...

SOCIAL MEDIA COMPANY X IS SUING CALIFORNIA TO BLOCK THE STATE’S ELECTION. DEEP FAKE LAW, WHICH GOVERNOR NEWSOM ... being used.In October, a federal judge blocked AB 2839, arguing that the ...

The law is scheduled to take effect Jan.1. Assembly Bill 2655 was one of three bills California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law this year to address growing concerns about deepfakes ahead of the ...