Federal Judge Upholds California Law Mandating X Disclose Content Moderation Policies

Published on December 30, 2023

On Thursday, a federal judge in California dealt a blow to Elon Musk’s X platform, formerly Twitter, ruling against the company’s bid to block a state law mandating the public disclosure of its content moderation policies. The decision, delivered by U.S. District Judge William Shubb, rejects X’s claim that the law infringes on its free speech rights under both the U.S. Constitution and the California Constitution. X, formerly Twitter, filed a lawsuit in September, challenging the constitutionality of California Assembly Bill 587, signed into law a year ago by Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat. The company argued that the law imposed unjustified burdens on its editorial judgments and violated its right to decide what content it would or wouldn’t allow on its platform....

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