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California can protect against defamatory deepfakes without chilling speech

California can protect against defamatory deepfakes without chilling speech

By Richard Sill

The penalties placed on online platforms in Senate Bill 1142 are large enough to lead to several unintended outcomes affecting free expression. 

California’s Digital Age Assurance Act should make age disclosure voluntary to protect privacy
California’s Digital Age Assurance Act should make age disclosure voluntary to protect privacy

By Caden Rosenbaum

California Assembly Bill 2169 would mandate data sharing in ways that risk user privacy and security
California Assembly Bill 2169 would mandate data sharing in ways that risk user privacy and security

By Nicole Shekhovtsova and Caden Rosenbaum

California bill would impose rigid limits on A.I. customer service chatbots
California bill would impose rigid limits on A.I. customer service chatbots

By Nicole Shekhovtsova

California Senate Bill 867 would ban all toys that include companion chatbots
California Senate Bill 867 would ban all toys that include companion chatbots

By Nicole Shekhovtsova

  • Building a neutral knowledge base on data centers in Ohio
    Building a neutral knowledge base on data centers in Ohio

    Testimony by Max Gulker

  • Missouri House Bill 2032 could restrict anonymous speech online
    Missouri House Bill 2032 could restrict anonymous speech online

    Testimony by Nicole Shekhovtsova

  • Colorado House Bill 26-1286 would effectively ban driverless commercial trucks
    Colorado House Bill 26-1286 would effectively ban driverless commercial trucks

    Testimony by Marc Scribner

  • California doesn’t need new age restrictions on social media
    California doesn’t need new age restrictions on social media

    Commentary by Caden Rosenbaum

  • The App Store Accountability Act sacrifices privacy and free speech to give parents a false sense of safety
    The App Store Accountability Act sacrifices privacy and free speech to give parents a false sense of safety

    Commentary by Max Gulker and Caden Rosenbaum

  • Michigan’s “Kids Over Clicks” bills would replace parental oversight with government rules
    Michigan’s “Kids Over Clicks” bills would replace parental oversight with government rules

    Testimony by Max Gulker and Caden Rosenbaum

  • Technology can help shift overdose prevention and response to more effective harm-reduction strategies
    Technology can help shift overdose prevention and response to more effective harm-reduction strategies

    Commentary by Ben Scher and Layal Bou Harfouch

  • Let the good hackers help: Why states need a white‑hat safe harbor now
    Let the good hackers help: Why states need a white‑hat safe harbor now

    Commentary by Jen Sidorova

  • Washington’s companion chatbot bill leaves important details open-ended
    Washington’s companion chatbot bill leaves important details open-ended

    Testimony by Nicole Shekhovtsova

Technology Policy Studies

  • Deepfakes, AI, and existing laws
    Deepfakes, AI, and existing laws

    Policy Brief by Richard Sill

  • Consent requirements in comprehensive data privacy laws: Current practices and the path forward
    Consent requirements in comprehensive data privacy laws: Current practices and the path forward

    Policy Brief by Jen Sidorova and Nicole Shekhovtsova

  • The App Store Accountability Act would undermine privacy and parental choice
    The App Store Accountability Act would undermine privacy and parental choice

    Backgrounder by Nicole Shekhovtsova and Marc Scribner

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