Elon Musks Social -Media platform X is suing the state of New York to block new laws that would combat extremist speeches.
As part of the “Hass -Hass law” hidden “, which comes into force this week, digital content providers such as the company, which was previously known as Twitter, must disclose what efforts it makes to take the police content on their respective record storm.
X argues that the new law is a “CO2 copy” of the Californian assembly calculation 587, which has already been successfully questioned. In the past year, three judges at the Circuit of Circuit’s appellate court published an injunction, Regulate Parts of the law were unconstitutional after protected freedom of speech.
“We are confident that we will prevail in this case too,” X wrote in an explanation on his platform on Tuesday.
The global increase in alternative media platforms such as YouTubeFacebook and many others have opened a door to extremist groups to destabilize society through targeted disinformation and misinformation in order to polarize and radicalize the supporters of Bill.
However, critics of such measures have countered that this is a slippery slope that can either lead to the censorship of “Wrong Think”, because even good attempts to faith against violence, can lead to an over -control of the regulatory regulations. Before Musk acquired Twitter in late 2022 satisfaction Transpers.
Co-sponsors characterize digital platforms ‘Cespools of Hass’ ”
“Social media companies, including X, are the concept of hate speeches that consist of anti-Semitism, racism, Islamophobia and anti-LGBTQ pre-incidence” Answer For the lawsuit of X.
“We are confident that the court will reject this attempt by X to use the first change as a sign,” she added.
Today, @X Submitted a first contract for a New York law, NY S895B. NY S895B is a new social media regulation, which is a copy of a California law, approx. From 587, which X has successfully asked for in court last year after the first change. The ninth Circuit Court of… – Global government matters (@Globalaffairs) June 17, 2025
Musk himself played a role Popular anger Online, especially in Great Britain last summer, when he put the direction Racial riots All over the country.
He later platform The right -wing extremist nationalist AfD in Germany incorrectly characterized its politics as “identical” like that of President Barack Obama. The party is monitored by the German equivalent of the FBI as a threat to the democratic order of the country.
As a result of his politics, Musks is Tesla saw A Counter reaction in Europe with sales Cratering About the continent.
X argues that the state of New York simply tries to censor speech that it doesn’t like
Since Musk took over Twitter at the end of 2022, he fired it off Content management Team and outsourcing policing to a selected group of volunteers. At their own discretion, these can be decided whether they are checked by violent extremist groups or Harangue Send ship transactions in China.
When brands decided to follow the advice of the World Federation of advertisers by leaving the controversial platform, Musk laminated The WFA. Its affiliated non -profit organization, the global alliance for responsible media, Close his doors In August in August, instead of paying the legal costs to defend themselves in court.
This approach has led to an ongoing legal struggle with the European Union after the latter had said X injured Guidelines for Contents Moderation according to its digital services Act.
On Tuesday, Musk’s X said that New York’s hearing Hass Act was just another attempt by the government to “eliminate” certain speeches that did not like it. Cosponsors Hoylman-Sigal and Lee disagreed.
“The fact that Elon Musk would do this length to avoid the New Yorker, as is prescribed in our statute, to avoid uncomplicated information exactly why we need hatred -hatred acts,” they wrote.
