A federal court denied a motion by the company formerly known as Twitter to block a new state law that requires social media companies to publicly post their content moderation policies, a move challenged by Elon Musk who considers users to be chattel subject to his whims.
According to the San Jose Mercury News, AB 587 was signed into law by Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom in July 2022 and immediately came in the crosshairs of Musk, who considers any government regulation to be too much because he’s rich. Musk claimed the law was meant to put government pressure on social media companies to due it censorship bidding, though he never really explained how publishing moderation guidelines as part of the company’s Terms of Service would accomplish this.