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Title: X sues New York over hate speech disclosure law

Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:46:55 +0000
Link: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-sues-...

Social media company X has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York over
a law governing hate speech. The social network's Global Government Affairs
account posted about the suit, claiming the law's required disclosures
infringe on First Amendment protections for free speech.

The Stop Hiding Hate Act, which is slated to take effect this week, would
require social media companies to report on how they define and moderate
content including hate speech, misinformation, disinformation, harassment and
foreign political influence.

X sued California in 2023 about a similar state-level law regarding content
moderation. A panel from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals put a hold on the
lower court's initial ruling in favor of California. While the law did
endure, a settlement between the state and the company at the start of 2025
led to the elimination of the provisions that X claimed were
unconstitutional.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at
https://www.engadget.com/social-media/x-sues-...
disclosure-law-214655414.html?src=rss

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