Rumble Video Platform Sues California Over Anti-Deepfake Law

Nov. 29, 2024, 6:19 PM UTC

Video sharing platform Rumble Inc. sued California over a state law that regulates how platforms handle AI-generated “deepfakes,” alleging the statute violates the First Amendment.

Rumble, a Canadian company which promotes itself as an alternative to YouTube, said AB 2655 forces the platform to censor user content even if it doesn’t violate Rumble’s terms of service.

The law mandates that large online platforms remove and label content California officials consider “reasonably likely” harm electoral prospects of candidates or likely to undermine confidence in an election, according to the complaint filed Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District ...

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