California Laws Cracking Down on Election Deepfakes by AI Face Legal Challenges

Critics such as free speech advocates and Elon Musk called the new California law unconstitutional and an infringement on the First Amendment.

Instagram Makes Teen Accounts Private as Pressure Mounts To Protect Children

The announcement comes as the company faces lawsuits from dozens of U.S. states that accuse it of harming young people and contributing to the youth mental health crisis.

Delaware Judge Sets Parameters for Trial in Smartmatic Defamation Lawsuit

Smartmatic claims that Newsmax program hosts and guests made false and defamatory statements implying they participated in rigging the results of the 2020 election.

TikTok and the US Face Off in Court Over Law That Could Lead to Ban on Platform

TikTok argues the law runs afoul of the First Amendment while other opponents claim it mirrors crackdowns sometimes seen in authoritarian countries abroad.

Florida School District Must Restore Books With LGBTQ+ Content Under Settlement

The lawsuit argued that some provisions of the law, signed last year by Gov. Ron DeSantis, violated the First Amendment rights of publishers, authors and students.

Charges Filed Months After a Pro-Palestinian Camp Was Cleared at University of Michigan

“The First Amendment does not provide a cover for illegal activity,” Attorney General Dana Nessel said Thursday, a day after charges were filed.

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Utah Social Media Law Aimed at Protecting Children

The judge wrote that the state has not articulated a compelling state interest in violating the First Amendment rights of the social media companies.

Texas Parents Gain New Tools To Control Their Teen’s Social Media Use

A judge blocked a major piece of the law, saying “a state cannot pick and choose which categories of protected speech it wishes to block teenagers from discussing online.”