THENSep 29, 2025
“What emerged was a playbook for government to censor “misinformation” – without statutory authority – in a way that can be exploited to control the next information front: artificial intelligence.”
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Ted Cruz
Senator · Technology
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NOWJan 7, 2026
“Many of the recent AI-generated posts are unacceptable and a clear violation of my legislation—now law—the Take It Down Act, as well as X’s terms and conditions. These unlawful images pose a serious threat to victims' privacy and dignity. They should be taken down and guardrails”
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In Statement A, Cruz criticizes government censorship of 'misinformation' related to AI as lacking statutory authority and being exploitable for control, framing government intervention in AI information as dangerous overreach. In Statement B, Cruz advocates for mandatory removal of AI-generated content and praises his own legislation (the Take It Down Act) as the legal basis for compelling platforms to take down AI-generated images, effectively championing government-backed content regulation in the AI space. The tension is real: Cruz opposes government censorship of AI content when framed as misinformation control, but supports it when framed as protecting victims from non-consensual intimate imagery. While the specific contexts differ (political misinformation vs. non-consensual intimate imagery), both involve using government authority to regulate AI-generated content, and Cruz's framing shifts dramatically depending on which type of regulation is at issue.
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