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Reporters say California content law would interfere with gathering, publishing information

( March 18, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the First Amendment Coalition told a US appeals court that if allowed to be enacted, California’s law against deceptive election communications would impoverish public discourse by interfering with the ability of journalists to gather and publish information online. “The law, including its labeling and removal requirements as well as its vague and malleable definition of which content qualifies as ‘materially deceptive,’ invites both overenforcement and overcompliance. Those provisions – coupled with a mandate that all covered entities create a reporting system to enable that labeling or removal – would burden the press and leave the public less informed on important issues,” they argued.See attached file. ...

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