Elon Musk's X Wins Appeal to Block Part of California Content Moderation Law in 9th Circuit

Sep 4, 2024, 05:23 PM

Elon Musk's social media platform X has won an appeal to partially block a California law requiring social media companies to disclose their policies for combating disinformation, harassment, hate speech, and extremism. A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of X, stating that the law is likely unconstitutional and infringes on First Amendment rights. The decision reverses a lower court ruling and grants X a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of the law.