Musk’s X Sues California Over Content Moderation Law

Elon Musk’s social media giant X is challenging the constitutionality of a California law that the company argues infringes its free speech rights.
Musk’s X Sues California Over Content Moderation Law
The X logo (formerly Twitter) on a smartphone screen in Los Angeles on July 31, 2023. Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty Images
Caden Pearson
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Elon Musk’s social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, is challenging the constitutionality of a California law that the company argues infringes its free speech rights, taking legal action against California.

California Assembly Bill 587 (AB 587) allows the state to dictate to X, and other large social media companies, with respect to their terms of service, requiring the platforms to include terms related to content moderation. A second provision of the law requires X to submit semi-annual “terms of service reports” to the California attorney general.

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