Elon Musk’s X Sues New York Over Content-Moderation Law

The social media company called the New York law a ‘carbon copy’ of a California law it previously challenged.

A 3D-printed miniature model of Elon Musk and the X logo, in this illustration created on Jan. 23, 2025. Reuters/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

Elon Musk’s social media platform X is suing New York state over a new law that would require X and similar digital services to disclose how they police user-generated content.

At the center of the lawsuit, filed on June 17 in federal court in Manhattan, is the Stop Hiding Hate Act, signed into law in December 2024 and set to take effect this week.