Elon Musk's social media site X sues California over the state's content moderation law
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Elon Musk's social media platform formerly known as Twitter has sued the state of California. The lawsuit is over a state law requiring social media companies to publish their policies for removing offending material such as hate speech, misinformation and harassment, including details on how and wh

The California law requires social media platforms to post their content moderation policies — which they already do — and twice a year submit a report to the state on how they address hate speech, racism, misinformation, foreign political interference and other issues.

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