A federal court has sided with X and other plaintiffs’ request to declare a California law that requires online platforms to remove deepfakes regarding election candidates is legally invalid. Filed under USA Internet & Social Media IT & Data Protection Litigation California Topics Constitutionality Content moderation Data protection and privacy policy Election Motion to dismiss Online platforms Organisations Twitter Laws Communications Decency Act 1996 (USA) US Constitution Courts US District Court for Eastern District of California Industries Government (local and national) Other industries Platforms & online marketplaces Technology