A federal judge blocked an artificial intelligence deepfake law Wednesday that protects against political disinformation just two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed it into law.

The ruling is the result of a lawsuit filed by Chris Kohls, known as “Mr Reagan” on X. Kohls is the original poster of an AI video that replicated Vice President Kamala Harris’s voice and went viral on X this summer. The video caught Newsom’s attention and prompted him to create the law. X owner Elon Musk reposted the video, making it even more widespread.

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