In a complaint filed on Tuesday in a New York court, X Corp, based in Texas, argues that the law, promulgated at the end of 2024 and that obliges social media companies to Reveal sensitive information on how they moderate hate discourse and misinformation, Viola the first amendment of the US Constitution.
“The state inadmissible tries to raise A public controversy on content moderation In order to press social media companies, such as X Corp, so that they restrify, limit, disadvantage or censor certain constitutionally protected content“, Complaint x in his demand.
This regulation “gives rise to a considerable debate between reasonable people about where the line should not be crossed,” the company warns, which considers that “This is not a role that the State must play“
The complaint also cites a letter of 2024 of two local legislators promoting the law, Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Grace Lee, who assured that X and Musk, in particular, have one “worrying history” that “threatens the foundations of our democracy“
“The fact that Elon Musk reach such extremes to avoid revealing information”Demonstrates the need for this law, they reacted Both deputies in a joint statement.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) criticized on Wednesday the complaint of X Corp, considering that the social network The notion of freedom of expression exploits For its own purposes, despite the fact that New York law only forces platforms to prepare twice a year a report on actions undertaken to fight against misinformation and online hatred.
“Platforms such as social network X play a structuring role in the information space and its responsibilities They are still poorly regulated by law. Asking them to inform their actions against misinformation is not at all an attack on freedom of expression, but the minimum to clean up the digital space“, Told the AFP Vincent Berthier, head of the RSF Technology Office.