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Federal Judge Blocks N.Y. Law Mandating Social Media 'Hateful Conduct' Policies
By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 15 February 2023 11:16 AM ESTA federal judge has blocked New York's new law that prohibits hate speech on social media, ruling the measure violates the Constitution's protection of free speech.
U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter Jr. on Tuesday, in Volokh v. James, sided with the Volokh Conspiracy legal blog and Peter Thiel-backed video site Rumble Inc., which claimed the law will hurt online services and silence disfavored viewpoints.
New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul in June signed a legislative package that included new regulations governing how social media platforms police what the law calls "hateful conduct."
The "Hateful Conduct Law" required that social media websites make it easy for users to report "incidents of hateful conduct," and to respond to complaints explaining how the matter is being handled.
The rest here: https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/first-amendment-court-blocks/2023/02/15/id/1108781/
We all knew this would happen, all but the looney totalitarian left.