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- X Corp is suing California over content moderation law, claiming freedom of speech infringement.
- It requires social media companies to say how they're tackling hate speech, harassment and extremism.
- X argued that the law pressures platforms to remove "constitutionally-protected" content.
Elon Musk's X Corp is suing the state of California over a content moderation law that imposes new transparency regulations on social media companies.
The state law, Assembly Bill 587, requires companies such as X to disclose their policies for combating disinformation and say how they moderate harassment, hate speech, and extremism on their platforms.