California's content moderation statute is not overturned by Elon Musk's former partner

 California's content moderation statute is not overturned by Elon Musk's former partner

California's content moderation statute is not overturned by Elon Musk's former partner

In September, X—formerly known as Twitter—filed a lawsuit in California to overturn the Material Moderation Act, claiming that the legislation violated both its right to free expression under the California State Constitution and the US Constitution. There has been a violation of rights.

A California state legislation requiring social media corporations to publicly reveal how they censor specific information on their platforms was unsuccessfully blocked by Elon Musk's former partner on Thursday.

In September, X—formerly known as Twitter—filed a lawsuit in California to overturn the Material Moderation Act, claiming that the legislation violated both its right to free expression under the California State Constitution and the US Constitution. There has been a violation of rights.

According to the legislation, social media businesses with substantial gross annual sales must publish semiannual reports detailing their approaches to content moderation as well as information on the quantity of offensive postings they have removed and the methods used to do so.

In an eight-page decision, U.S. District Judge William Shubb denied the social networking company's motion.

"Although the reporting requirement appears to impose an important difference compliance burden on social media companies, it doesn't seem that the requirement is unwarranted or unduly burdensome in the larger scheme of First Amendment law," Shub said.

An attempt to reach X for comment was met with no response at all.

On February 26, Shub will have a scheduling discussion with the case's lawyers.

According to Shubb, the "terms of service" criteria outlined in the legislation are crucial and may play a significant role in users' decision to utilize or not.

X's content filtering policies have drawn criticism, leading to the removal of advertisements from the platform by a number of businesses. Since Musk assumed leadership at

Europe is also looking at the social media network. The EU said earlier this month that it was opening its first inquiry under the Digital Services Act (DSA) into X for alleged duties violations, partially linked to postings made in the wake of Hamas assaults on Israel.

Fake photos and misleading information were all over social media after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7. This included X and other platforms.

X said that it is dedicated to following the DSA and assisting with the regulatory procedure.

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California; case number 2:23-cv-01939. X Corp. v. Bonta.