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America’s Adversaries Will Try to Use AI to Influence Election, Security Officials Warn

Previous efforts by federal agencies to call out foreign disinformation on platforms have become caught up in debates over government surveillance and First Amendment rights.

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TikTok Creators Sue US Government Over Law That Could Ban Platform

Attorneys for the creators argue that the law violates users’ First Amendment rights to free speech, echoing arguments made by TikTok in a separate lawsuit filed last week.

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TikTok To Start Labeling AI-Generated Content as Technology Becomes More Universal

TikTok will begin labeling content created using artificial intelligence when it’s been uploaded from outside its own platform in an attempt to combat misinformation.

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TikTok Sues US to Block Law That Could Ban the Social Media Platform

The platform and its Chinese parent company argue that the law vaguely paints it as a threat to national security to get around the First Amendment.

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Lawsuit Against Meta Asks If Facebook Users Have Right To Control Their Feeds

The lawsuit centers on a provision of Section 230, which is often used to protect internet companies from liability for things posted on their sites.

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Supreme Court Rejects Musk Appeal Over Social Posts That Must Be Approved by Tesla

Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022, complained that the requirement amounts to “prior restraint” on his speech in violation of the First Amendment.

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TikTok Has Promised to Sue Over the Potential US Ban. What’s the Legal Outlook?

The ACLU said a TikTok ban would “stifle free expression and restrict public access” to a platform that has become central source for information sharing.

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Senate Passes Bill Forcing TikTok’s Chinese Parent Company To Sell or Face Ban

The American Civil Liberties Union says the language is written too broadly and could sweep in journalists and others who publish personal information.

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