Elon Musk’s X sues California over new social media transparency laws

The company, formerly known as Twitter, argued an assembly bill violates its free speech rights under the first amendment

Elon Musk's X sued California on Friday, challenging the constitutionality of a state law establishing new transparency requirements for social media companies, including how they police disinformation, hate speech and extremism.

X, the social media platform once called Twitter, said the law, known as Assembly Bill 587, violates its free speech rights under the US constitution's first amendment and California's state constitution.