New­som’s deep­fake elec­tion laws are already being chal­lenged in fed­er­al court

New leg­is­la­tion signed by Cal­i­for­nia Gov. Gavin New­som reg­u­lat­ing AI-gen­er­at­ed “deep­fake” elec­tion con­tent and requir­ing the removal of “decep­tive con­tent” from social media is now being chal­lenged in court.The new laws build on leg­is­la­tion passed years ear­li­er reg­u­lat­ing cam­paign ads and com­mu­ni­ca­tions, accord­ing to the gov­er­nor’s office.But two of the three new laws are being chal­lenged in the U.S. Dis­trict Court for the East­ern Dis­trict of Cal­i­for­nia by a con­ser­v­a­tive poster – @MrReaganUSA – Fox News Dig­i­tal has learned. The account had post­ed an AI-gen­er­at­ed par­o­dy of a Har­ris cam­paign ad that resur­faced and went …