Elon Musk's social media platform, X, has filed a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota regarding its newly enacted deepfake law, which prohibits AI-generated deepfakes aimed at influencing elections. The lawsuit claims that the law infringes upon free speech rights protected by the First Amendment and conflicts with federal law. Legal analysts believe that the law raises significant constitutional concerns and may likely be deemed unconstitutional in court, emphasizing the protection of political speech—even if that speech is false.
"I'm not generally in the business of agreeing with Elon Musk, but when the argument is a good one, the argument is a good one, and I think the argument in this lawsuit is quite strong."
"The government is not free to punish speech solely because it is false for the simple reason that a critical purpose of the First Amendment is to prevent the government from picking winners and losers, or truth and falsehoods, when it comes to speech."
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