Federal judge rejects X's claim that California's content moderation law violates free speech

A federal judge In California has shot down Elon Musk attempt has invalidate A State social media law, First of all reported by THE Edge. THE States A B 587 requires social companies has publish their content moderation Strategies, something Musk X (Previously Twitter) claims violated THE First of all Amendment. WE District Judge William Shubb wrote on THURSDAY, "He do not appear that THE requirement East unjustified Or too much hard In THE context of First of all Amendment law. »

X lawyers had argued THE law was unconstitutional And would be lead has censorship. A B 587 "has both THE aim And likely effect of lobby companies such as X Corp. has withdraw, demonetize, Or deprioritize protected by the Constitution speech," THE business wrote In It is trial, deposit In September. THE business claims THE laws "TRUE intention" was has "pressure social media platforms has 'eliminate' certain protected by the Constitution content seen by THE State as problematic. »

Judge Shubb saw things differently. "THE reports required by A B 587 are purely factual," he wrote. "THE report requirement simply requires social media companies has identify their existing content moderation Strategies, if any of them, related has THE specified categories. »

He continued, "THE required disclosures are Also without controversy. THE simple do that THE reports can be 'related In a few path has A controversial issue' do not TO DO THE reports themselves controversial. »

Shubb concluded that California Lawyer General Rob Bonta encounter THE burden of demonstrating THE law was "reasonably related has A substantial government interest In demanding social media companies has be transparent about their content moderation Strategies And practices SO that consumers can TO DO informed the decisions about Or they consume And disseminate news And information. »

It is has been A rocky year For X In Musk First of all year of ownership. THE business amended It is name, hiring A new CEO, spear A sarcastic AI chatbot, brought back A famous conspiracy theorist And bled money as THE announcement industry obtained cold feet about brands session following has content Since Nazi sympathizers. Oh, And THE EU has open official offense procedure against THE business Previously known as Twitter.

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