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From the filing:
AB 587 requires large social media companies like X Corp. to (1) post terms of service dictated by the government and include terms about how content is moderated on their platforms (the "Terms of Service Requirement") and (2) submit, on a semi-annual basis, to the California Attorney General a "terms of service report" that includes, among other things, (a) "a detailed description of content moderation practices used by the social media company for that platform"; (b) information about whether, and if so how, the social media company defines and moderates (i) hate speech or racism, (ii) extremism or radicalization, (iii) disinformation or misinformation, (iv) harassment, and (v) foreign political interference; as well as (c) information and statistics about actions taken by the social media company to moderate these categories of content (the "Terms of Service Report").
AB 587 violates the First Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 2, of the California Constitution because it compels companies like X Corp. to engage in speech against their will, impermissibly interferes with the constitutionally-protected editorial judgments of companies such as X Corp., has both the purpose and likely effect of pressuring companies such as X Corp. to remove, demonetize, or deprioritize constitutionally-protected speech that the State deems undesirable or harmful, and places an unjustified and undue burden on social media companies such as X Corp.
If social media companies do not provide the California AG with annual reports on moderation of "extremism" and "hate" and "disinformation" (as the whole leftists running California define those words), they are subject to a fine.
In April, our sister site, The Babylon Bee filed a similar lawsuit over AB 587. Here's what Bee CEO Seth Dillon said at the time about the law:
They're claiming it's just about "transparency." That's not true. This is a censorship bill, not a transparency bill. Here's Gavin Newsom himself explaining why he signed the bill into law: "California will not stand by as social media is weaponized to spread hate and disinformation that threaten our communities and foundational values as a country."
If you're wondering, X Corp owner Elon Musk is well aware that he has joined The Bee for this epic fight!
Live look at the armies of Elon and The Bee descending on the woke commies before they tear down the walls of free speech and destroy civilization:
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Mind, Inc. and Tim Pool are also plaintiffs on The Bee's suit, which can be read here.
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