Elon Musk’s X Corp. sued New York on Tuesday, claiming that a state law requiring social media companies to disclose how they define and monitor hate speech, extremism, disinformation, and harassment violates the Constitution.
X filed the suit in federal court in Manhattan, claiming that provisions of New York’s “Stop Hiding Hate Act,” signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) in December 2024, violate state and federal free speech guarantees.
Elon Musk arrives before the 60th presidential inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in the rotunda of the Capitol in Washington. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)
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The social media company is asking the court to invalidate the provisions and prevent the state from enforcing them.
Deciding what content is acceptable on social media platforms “engenders considerable debate
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