CA: New AB 1568 Legislation Could Reduce Number of Petitions Granted

Source: ACSOL   IMPORTANT EVENT: CA Action Alert: Join us March 3 to stop AB 1568 that blocks registrants from petitioning   A new bill was introduced on January 12, 2026, that could reduce the number of petitions granted that remove individuals from the registry.  The bill number is AB 1568 and the author of the bill is Assemblyman Juan Alanis, a Republican, who represents Modesto and other nearby communities.  Alanis is co-chair of the Assembly Public Safety Committee. If AB 1568 becomes law, it would add three additional requirements…

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CA: California launches investigation into child porn on Elon Musk’s AI site

Source: hanfordsentinel.com 1/14/26 SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California announced an investigation into Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI on Wednesday, with Gov. Gavin Newsom saying that the social media site owned by the billionaire is a “breeding ground for predators to spread nonconsenual sexually explicit AI deepfakes.” Grok, the xAI chatbot, includes image-generation features that allow users to morph existing photos into new images. The newly created images are then posted publicly on X. In some cases, users have created sexually explicit or nonconsensual images based on real people, including altered depictions…

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