New York (AP) – Elon Musk S X SUED Tuesday to try to stop new york from requires Regulats on how socical media platforms handle prielmatic posts – a regalatory approach that the complexfully Challenge in California.
New York’s Law, Whiche Democratic Go. Kathy Hochul SigNED Late Last Year, Is Poised to Take Effect Later This Year. X MainTains that The Measure Impings on Free Speech Rights and On A. 1996 Federal Law That, among others things, lets internet platforms modrate post as they See Fit.
New York is Improperly Trying “To Inject Itelf INTO The Content-Modation Editorial Process” by request “politically changed disposors” About it, Bastrop, Texas-Based X Corp. Argues in the Suit.
“The State is Impermissibly Tying to General Public Controversy About Content Modration in a Way that will have putting social media companies, such as x corp., to restrict, Limit, Disfavor Or Censor Certain Constructionality Proteted Content on x that the State Dislikes, “Says The Suit, FIRED In Federal Court in Manhattan.
New York Attorney General Letia James’ Office SAID In A Statement Forum Forum.
The law requires social media compancy to report twice a year on when and how they define haate Speech, Racist or Extremist Content, Disinformation and Some Other Terms. The playforms also have to detail their connent modification Practheses and data on the number of posts them flagged, the actions they tok, the end to whom the of official material Was Seen Or Shared, and more.
Sponsors Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Assembly Member Grace Lee, Both Democrats, Have Said The Measure Will Make Social Media More Transparent and Companies More Accountable.
The Law Applies Broadly to Social Media Companies. But x is among for that has been fact intense screen in recent years, and in a 2024 Letter to an X Lobbyist, The Sponsors SAID The Company and Musk in Particular Have A “Disturbing Record” that that that that that that that is “Disturbing Record” “Threaters the Foundations of our Democry.”
The LawMakers Wrote Before Musk Became, For a Time, a Close Adviser and Chainsaw-WILEDING Cost-Citter In Republican PRSIDENT DONALD TOMP’s Administration. The Two Billionaires Have Sink Feuded And, Perhaps, Made Up.
Sink Taking Over the Former Twitter in 2022, Musk, in the Name of Free Speech, Has Dismantled the Company’s Trust and SaFty Advisory Group And stocked enforce Content Modration And Hate Speech Rules that the site followed. He has Restored the Accounts Of Conspirace Theorists and Incentiveted Engagement on the Platform with Payouts and Content Partnerships.
Outside Groups Have Sink Documented A Rise in Hate Speech And harassment on the platform. X SUED A Research Organization that Studies Online Hate Speech – That Lawsuit Was Dismissed Last March.
The new york legislation tok a page from a similar law that passed in california – and Drew a Similar Lawsuit from x.
Last Fall, a Panel of Feder Appllate Judges Blocked Podions of the California Law, at Least Temporary, on Free Speech Grounds. The State Subsequently settledAgreeing Not to Enform The Content-Modiation Reporting Requirements.
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AP Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay Contrayeded from San Francisco.
