Musk’s X Corp. Files Lawsuit Against California Over Content Moderation Law, Argues it Violates First Amendment – IOTW Report

Musk’s X Corp. Files Lawsuit Against California Over Content Moderation Law, Argues it Violates First Amendment

Elon Musk’s X Corp. has filed a lawsuit against California over the state’s content moderation law.

Gateway Pundit:
X’s complaint, which was filed on Friday, argues that the law violates the First Amendment.

X’s Global Government Affairs team wrote of the lawsuit, “Today, @X filed a First Amendment lawsuit against California AB 587. As made clear by both the legislative history and public court submissions from the Attorney General in defending the law, the true intent of AB 587 is to pressure social media platforms to ‘eliminate’ certain constitutionally-protected content viewed by the State as problematic.”

Today, @X filed a First Amendment lawsuit against California AB 587. As made clear by both the legislative history and public court submissions from the Attorney General in defending the law, the true intent of AB 587 is to pressure social media platforms to “eliminate” certain…

— Global Government Affairs (@GlobalAffairs) September 8, 2023

Assembly Bill No. 587 was signed into law by California Governor Gavin Newsom last year. more here

4 Comments on Musk’s X Corp. Files Lawsuit Against California Over Content Moderation Law, Argues it Violates First Amendment

  1. “Reichskommissar Seyss-Inquart of the Netherlands issued the “Measure for the Protection of the Dutch Population Against Untrue Information” which stated that the Dutch should be “protected” from “false news” and that only Nazi stations would be officially sanctioned. As expected, the law declared that anyone caught listening to the BBC or Radio Oranje (the radio service set up by Queen Wilhelmina in exile) would be severely punished.”

    Sound familiar?

    mortem tyrannis
    izlamo delenda est …

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