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The Washington Post quoted an expert as saying this law, A.B. 587, is "likely to be struck down as unconstitutional". This back in 2022 when the law passed—befo
by perihelions 3y ago
The Washington Post quoted an expert as saying this law, A.B. 587, is "likely to be struck down as unconstitutional". This back in 2022 when the law passed—before Elon Musk attached himself to this story and polarized everyone.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/13/california-social-network-transparency/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/09/13/califor... ("New California law likely to set off fight over social media moderation")
- hnburnsy 3y agoMight be interesting to see if WaPo posts an article that slants in favor of the bill now that Musk is against it. That article was quite neutral, IMO.
- mrguyorama 3y agoNewspapers pretty regularly have articles on multiple sides of an issue, though sometimes one viewpoint is relegated to the opinion section. Crucially however, "this law is unconstitutional for reason Q" does not mean that "Musk says making their business codify their moderation is against free speech" is correct.