New York, New York — Elon Musk’s X Corp. lost its challenge to New York’s “Stop Hiding Hate Act” after a federal judge ruled that the law’s disclosure requirements do not violate the First Amendment.
U.S. District Judge John Cronan dismissed X’s lawsuit Wednesday, finding that the law requires large social media companies to provide factual information about how they define and enforce policies involving hate speech, extremism, harassment, disinformation and foreign political interference.
The law applies to platforms operating in New York with more than $100 million in annual revenue and requires two reports each year to the state attorney general. X had argued the requirement improperly interfered with its editorial decisions and compelled speech.
Cronan rejected that argument, comparing the reporting requirements to other factual business disclosures. The court also dismissed X’s claim that the law conflicts with Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
The decision contrasts with X’s partial victory against a similar California law, where a federal appeals court previously found that certain disclosure requirements likely violated the First Amendment.
New York Attorney General Letitia James has said the law is intended to provide consumers with greater transparency into how major platforms handle harmful content. X can appeal the ruling, but the current decision leaves the reporting requirements in place.
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