In its complaint, X said the law forces firms to disclose ‘highly sensitive and controversial speech’ that is protected under the US Constitution’s First Amendment.
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Elon Musk’s X Corp has sued New York State Attorney General Letitia James, challenging a law in the US state that requires social media companies to disclose how they monitor hate speech, extremism, and other content.
The complaint, filed on Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court, argues that the law forces companies to disclose “highly sensitive and controversial speech” that is protected under the United States Constitution’s First Amendment, but disfavoured by the state.
Passed in December 2024, the law requires social media companies to clearly explain their terms of service to users and submit reports on those terms to the attorney general.
