X Corp., formerly known as Twitter, Inc., is suing California's attorney general, Rob Bonta, after considering that the state law that Forces social media companies to publish their policies to control certain content such as misinformation, racism, or hate speech, violates the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the State Constitution.
The company, founded and chaired by Elon Musk, argues in the lawsuit filed in federal court in Sacramento that California wants what is published to be in line with the state's policies and approach. That is, that the contents considered as objectionable by the State Administration are eliminated.
This lawsuit was filed just days after the tycoon considered suing the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) for smearing X (formerly known as Twitter).
This standard, called AB 587 and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom a year ago, requires that these types of companies that have a gross income of at least 100 million dollars per year make public semi-annual reports detailing the actions they have carried out to moderate and, therefore, address certain content.
If they fail to comply, companies can be fined up to $15,000 for each violation or for each day they fail to report.
The California Department of Justice will respond to X Corp. in court, Reuters reported.
