Does the First Amendment Protect Political Deepfakes? Scholars Weigh In

Two professors discuss the difficulty of enforcing deepfake legislation aimed at regulating false political speech without running afoul of the First Amendment.

Attorney Jess Miers on the Supreme Court Decision in Moody v. NetChoice

Miers described the decision as a positive one and agreed with the court’s comparison of content moderation by social media companies to journalistic editorial curation.

Could Defamation Law Combat the Spread of Political Disinformation?

Attorneys Michael Gottlieb and Meryl Governski spoke about political disinformation, the impact of social media, and the hope that large damage awards will deter future bad actors.

Vanderbilt’s Jacob Mchangama on the First Amendment Implications of Generative AI

Mchangama discussed the First Amendment implications of generative AI and expressed concerns over government censorship of certain AI-generated content.

Libel Lawsuit Filed in Georgia Against ChatGPT Parent Company OpenAI

A Georgia talk-show radio host sued OpenAI, the company that owns ChatGPT, for libel June 5 after the artificial intelligence chat bot shared false information about the host to a journalist.

Supreme Court Declines to Hold Tech Companies Liable for Hosted Content

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of both Google and Twitter in two separate cases finding that the tech companies can’t be held liable for content their users share on the platforms.

Two Internet Trade Groups Sue Texas Over a Recent Law Regulating Social Media Companies

Two Internet trade associations are suing Texas and its Attorney General Ken Paxton over a recent law that regulates social media companies’ ability to remove users from their platforms. Filed on September 22nd in the U.S. District Court for the District of Texas Austin Division, NetChoice and Computer and Communications Industry Association (CCIA), which represent Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and others, contend that  House Bill 20 violates the First Amendment. 

Judge Dismisses Rep. Devin Nunes’ Libel Suit Against Political Strategist

On August 23, a Virginia judge dismissed Rep. Devin Nunes’ (CA-R)  $250 million dollar libel suit against Republican political strategist Elizabeth A. Mair. Nunes sued Mair in March 2019 for allegedly conspiring with his political enemies to spread false information about him before he ran for reelection in 2018.