California and X Corp. Reach Settlement in First Amendment Dispute

California settles a lawsuit with X Corp., ending a high-profile First Amendment dispute over controversial content-moderation rules.

The logo of social media platform X on March 11, 2024. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images

The state of California and X Corp. have officially ended a high-profile court battle over a state law that required large social media platforms to reveal how they moderate content.

According to a settlement agreement filed on Feb. 24, both sides agreed that key parts of the measure, known as Assembly Bill 587, violated the First Amendment.