BREAKING: Federal Judge Blocks California Governor Newsom’s “Deepfakes” Law That Ignited Fight with Elon Musk
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked California Governor Gavin Newsom’s “deepfakes” law that ignited a fight with Elon Musk.
Last month Newsom signed into law a bill that made it illegal to ‘knowingly distribute an ad or other election communications that contain materially deceptive content, including deepfakes.’
I just signed a bill to make this illegal in the state of California.
You can no longer knowingly distribute an ad or other election communications that contain materially deceptive content — including deepfakes. https://t.co/VU4b8RBf6N
— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) September 17, 2024
Elon Musk trolled Gavin Newsom and encouraged X users to share a Kamala Harris parody campaign ad.
