Gavin Newsom defends AI censorship laws, says Elon Musk’s criticism ‘hurts democracy’
California Governor Gavin Newsom suggested that X owner Elon Musk doesn’t understand his state’s new laws surrounding election-related content restrictions. The new legislation, the Defending Democracy from Deepfake Deception Act of 2024, was signed into law in mid-September. The bill’s digest said the law prohibits any person or entity from distributing deceptive audio or visual…