United States of America: X lawsuit to block California Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 (AB 2655)
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
14 Nov 2024 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
User speech right
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: user-generated content
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court
Implementation Level
subnational
Timeline of events
Filed X lawsuit to block California Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 (AB 2655)
On 14 November 2024, X (formerly Twitter) filed a lawsuit against the Attorney General and Secretary of State of California concerning the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024 (Assembly Bill 2655), citing an alleged violation of F…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
judiciary
Government body
court