Technology,
Communications Law
Apr. 13, 2023
Babylon Bee, Minds Inc. challenge state hate speech law
AB 587 passed on a combined 99-3 vote in the California Assembly and Senate, with several Republicans voting yes. But a Senate Judiciary Committee analysis noted several potential legal obstacles the law might face, including the First Amendment and Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.
A California law signed last year to combat internet hate speech is unconstitutionally vague, according to a complaint filed by a parody news website and several conservative groups in federal court in Los Angeles.
With Gov. Gavin] Newsom’s approval, “California’s AB 587 coerces social media companies into restricting various forms of constitutionally protected speech from ‘vast democratic forums’ of the Internet,” wrote James R. Lawrence...
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