Elon Musk’s social media platform X sued New York State in an attempt to block new legislation that will combat extremist speeches.
Under the Stop Hide Hate Act, which goes into effect this week, digital content providers like companies formerly known as Twitter must disclose their efforts to police content on their respective platforms.
X believes that the new law is a “carbon copy” of California Parliament Bill 587, and has successfully challenged. Last year, three judges from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction, ruling Part of the law is unconstitutional under the protected right to free speech.
“We are confident that we will also prevail in this situation,” X wrote in a statement on Tuesday’s platform.
Such as YoutubeSupporters of the bill argue that Facebook and many others have opened a door to extremist groups to destabilize society through targeted disinformation and misinformation designed to polarize and radicalize.
But critics of such measures retort that it is a slippery slope that can lead to censorship that can either be designed or defaulted to “misthinking” because even a good intention to prevent violence can lead to over-regulation. Users can be deleted before Musk gets Twitter at the end of 2022 Error Transgender people.
Co-sponsor tagged digital platform “Swage pool for hate speech”
“Social media companies, including X, are Sepur, who includes hate speech composed of anti-Semitism, racism, Islamophobia and anti-LGBTQ bias,” said two New York lawmakers who co-sponsored the bill, Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Grace Lee reply X’s lawsuit.
They added: “We are confident that the court will reject X’s attempt to use the First Amendment as a shield.”
today, @x The first amendment lawsuit was filed against New York law S895B. New York S895B is a new social media statute that is a carbon copy of California law (CA AB 587), and X successfully challenged it in court last year in the First Amendment. Ninth Circuit… – Global Government Affairs (@globalaffairs) June 17, 2025
Musk himself played a role Incite popular anger Online, most notably last summer, when he supported the call of extremist Tommy Robinson, he Racial riots nationwide.
He later platform The German far-right nationalist AFD mistakenly described its policy as “same” as the policy pursued by President Barack Obama. this Party In Germany’s surveillance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), it is a threat to the country’s post-war democratic order.
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X thinks New York State is just trying to review speeches that you don’t like
Musk fired as he took over Twitter in the second half of 2022 Content Management Team and outsourcing policing to select volunteers. Whether it is fact-checking violent extremist groups or A long discussion Shipyards in China.
When brands decide to follow the advice of the World Federation of Advertisers through controversial platform Musk Prosecution WFA. Its affiliated nonprofit organization, globally responsible media alliance, close the door Last August instead of paying legal fees to defend yourself in court.
After the latter said X, this approach led to an ongoing legal battle with the EU violation Content Review Guidelines are subject to their Digital Services Act.
On Tuesday, Musk’s X said New York’s stopping hatred laws were just an attempt by the government to “eliminate” certain speeches that they didn’t like. Hoylman-Sigal and Lee disagree.
“Elon Musk will do his best to avoid the fact that information is disclosed to New Yorkers as required by our regulations is a complete explanation of why we need to stop hiding hateful behavior,” they wrote.
