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X Corp. sues New York over content-moderation law

( June 17, 2025, 16:28 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: X Corp. filed a US complaint challenging a New York law that requires social media companies to divulge whether and how they define and moderate hate speech, arguing that it violates the First Amendment. “On their face, the provisions compel disclosure of highly sensitive and controversial speech that is both fully protected by the First Amendment and that is disfavored by the State of New York. The law thus impermissibly interferes with the First Amendment-protected editorial judgments of companies such as X Corp. to remove, demonetize, or deprioritize such speech on their platforms,” the company claimed. See attached file. ...

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