Elon Musk’s X is taking the state of California to court over a new law that prevents the spread of AI-generated election misinformation. Bloomberg reports that X filed a lawsuit against AB 2655, also known as the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024, in a Sacramento federal court.

Elon Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is suing California over a new law targeting deceptive, AI-generated election content claiming it violates First Amendment protections to free speech.

The new law requires large online platforms to remove or label deceptive election content that's been digitally altered or created.

X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, is challenging a California law that requires social media companies to take down deceptive “deepfake” content. X filed a lawsuit in federal court in Sacramento Thursday that argues Assembly Bill 2655 is unconstitutional by violating free speech protections.