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.

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 the age of viral misinformation, a recent online rumor claiming Elon Musk is officially buying McDonalds sent social media into a frenzy. The claims, propagated through YouTube videos, TikTok posts,

Elon Musk's businesses are thriving as his relationship to Trump boosts shares. xAI is raising $5 billion and SpaceX is planning a share tender offer.

Mr. Musk dug into his companies’ budgets, preferring to cut too much rather than too little and to deal with the fallout later. Under Donald Trump, he is set to apply those tactics to the U.S. government.