California social media law that drew X ire is partially dismissed

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California’s justice department agreed to drop parts of a controversial social media law that drew the ire of Elon Musk’s X.

California’s AB 587 required social media companies to inform state officials of their policies regarding handling hate speech, disinformation, harassment, and extremism and to provide data on how often they remove content that violates these rules. X sued California over the law, arguing it violated the First Amendment. A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September that parts of the law violated the First Amendment, temporarily freezing its implementation.

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