X sues to block a New York law that would make it share how it monitors hate speech.
The Elon Musk-run platform alleges the Stop Hiding Hate Act 'impermissibly interferes with the First Amendment-protected editorial judgments' of companies like X to decide how to moderate content. Platforms could face fines unless they disclose what X calls 'highly sensitive and controversial speech,' which it says the state may not like. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals already blocked parts of a similar California law on First Amendment grounds, following a separate X challenge.
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