X blocked under California content moderation law

X has won an appeal to block parts of California’s content moderation law that requires social platforms to publicly post policies against hate speech and misinformation, as well as submit semiannual reports on their enforcement efforts. Federal Appeals Court ruling Wednesday said the reporting aspect of the law likely violates the First Amendment because previously reported Bloomberg Law,

In the lawsuit, filed last year against CaliforniaX accused the state Social media laws This violates free speech because it “allows companies like X Corp to compel people to speak against their will.” A California judge Later X’s request was denied The suit moved for a preliminary injunction of the law, arguing that the enforcement reporting requirement “does not appear to be unreasonable or unduly burdensome within the context of First Amendment law.”

The appeals court has now overturned that decision. The decision states that the law’s requirements are “broader than necessary to accomplish the state’s stated goal of requiring social media companies to be transparent about their content-moderation policies.”

In a statement Bloomberg LawThe office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta said they were “reviewing the opinion and will respond appropriately in court.” Meanwhile, X rendered the decision a “victory” for the platform and “free speech across the country”.