N.H. Primary Robocall Injunction Motion Is Amended to Add 4th Defendant

The League of Women Voters amended its April 26 motion for a preliminary injunction (see 2404290016) to enjoin an additional defendant, Voice Broadcasting, from producing or distributing AI-generated robocalls impersonating any person, without that person’s express, prior written consent, said its amended motion Friday (docket 1:24-cv-00073) in U.S. District Court for New Hampshire in Concord. The league alleges that Voice Broadcasting conspired with three other defendants -- political consultant Steve Kramer, broadband provider Lingo Telecom and robocall broadcaster Life Corp. -- to send “thousands of robocalls” two days before the Jan. 23 New Hampshire primary to people they thought were likely Democratic voters, featuring deepfake simulations of President Joe Biden's voice (see 2403150034). The league alleges the robocalls “coercively” and incorrectly stated that by participating in the New Hampshire primary, Democratic voters would lose their vote in the November general election. Voice Broadcasting purchases communications services from its affiliate Life Corp. to enable calling capabilities on the Voice Broadcasting platform, said the league’s amended motion. The FCC previously cited Life Corp. for failing to comply with federal laws and regulations governing the dissemination of robocalls, “including delivering unsolicited calls to residential phone lines, and failing to disclose required information in its prerecorded messages and telephone solicitations,” it said.