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Newsom's deepfake election laws are already being challenged in federal court
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills to combat deepfake election content and remove deceptive material from social media, but two are facing court challenges.
Newsom to sign California bill to limit 'addictive' social media feeds for kids
Senate Bill 976 could inspire legal action by social media companies, which argued the legislation 'unconstitutionally burdens' access to content.
‘Do the right thing’: Celebrities urge Newsom to sign Calif. cannabis cafe bill
California is on the verge of legalizing cannabis cafes, where people can legally smoke weed and eat food inside specialty licensed lounges. Lawmakers have already approved a bill legalizing the cafes and business owners are now waiting to see if Gov. Gavin Newsom will give final approval to the plan.
California Governor to Sign a Law to Protect Children From Social Media Addiction
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign a law making it illegal for social media platforms to knowingly provide addictive feeds to children without parental consent
Newsom signs deepfake, other AI bills into law in California
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Thursday signed multiple artificial intelligence (AI) bills aimed at preventing the misuse of sexually explicit deepfakes. Newsom’s signature on the three AI-related bills marks the Golden State’s latest efforts to place guardrails on the advancing technology amid concerns over the spread of deepfakes,
Gov. Newsom attacks free speech
Gov. Gavin Newsom should have known this would happen. After he signed three new laws regulating political ads and parodies ...
Elon Musk Tears Into Gavin Newsom: 'The Joker is in Charge'
In reply to a post condemning Newsom's law, which taunts "memes are illegal", Musk writes: "The Joker is in charge," and he ...
LA Times Today: The Harris-Newsom competition is over and it’s clear who won. The governor doesn’t seem happy
When California Governor Gavin Newsom delivered the state’s delegate votes to Vice President Kamala Harris last month, there ...
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Career education is redundant and convoluted. Gov. Newsom says he’ll fix it
California taxpayers fund career education at high schools, adult schools, community colleges, regional occupational programs ...
California City Defies Gavin Newsom With Homeless Shelter Ban
The California city of Norwalk has extended its ban on homeless shelters despite the threat of a legal action from Governor ...
Newsom Vetoes California Privacy Opt-Out Feature for Browsers
Friday that would have made it easier for Californians using Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and similar browsers to have an ...
Gavin Newsom said he doesn’t have the ‘bandwidth’ to campaign against Proposition 36
I fear I can’t do everything. I’ve got, trying to get Kamala Harris elected President of the United States, trying to get ...
Newsom signs bills to boost homebuilding, announces "Homekey+" to address housing crisis in California
Governor Gavin Newsom announced new action to address homelessness and expand affordable housing Thursday morning as he ...
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What happens to homeless people after encampment sweeps? That’s on cities, California Gov. Newsom says
According to Gov. Newsom, cities and counties are to blame for failing to get people off the street — despite all the money ...
Newsom backs out of fight against popular ballot measure toughening crime laws
Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) indicated that targeting a popular ballot measure strengthening penalties for crimes and revamping ...