Content moderation: you will only allow the "free speech" that we approve!
Elon Musk's X Corp sues California to undo content moderation law
September 08, 2023
https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/elon-musks-x-corp-sues-california-to-undo-content-moderation-law-0
By doing so, California is forcing companies to adopt the state's views on politically charged issues, "a form of compelled speech in and of itself," X said.
After buying Twitter for $44 billion last October, Musk, a self-described free speech absolutist, laid off many employees responsible for monitoring and regulating content, and restored some accounts that prior management had banned.
The Anti-Defamation League and the Center for Countering Digital Hate have documented increases in the volume of hate speech on X targeting Jews, Black people, gay men and trans people since Musk took over.
