- The company formerly known as Twitter argued New York State’s Stop Hiding Hate Act is unconstitutional and would lose in court just like a similar legislative proposal mounted last year by California. New York legislators Brad Hoylman-Sigal and Grace Lee, who cosponsored the law, responded by saying X’s legal argument citing free speech protections used the First Amendment as a shield against accountability.
Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, is suing the State of New York in an attempt to block new legislation that would combat extremist speech.
