X (Twitter) sues California over Social Media content Review Act

CTOnews.com, September 10 (Xinhua)-- according to businessinsider, X (formerly Twitter) is suing California for a content censorship law called AB 587, which requires X and other companies to disclose their policies to combat false information and explain how they can ease harassment, hate speech and extremism on their platforms.

CTOnews.com obtained from the lawsuit that X's lawyers argued that the law violated freedom of expression protected by the first Amendment and the California Constitution because it "forced companies like X Corp. To speak against their will."

The statement mentioned that the purpose of the law may be to X Corp. The real purpose of AB 587is to put pressure on social media platforms to 'eliminate' certain constitutionally protected content that the state deems problematic. "

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law AB 587in November, requiring social media companies to publicly share their content censorship policies and report their implementation data to the state's attorney general twice a year.