We are confident we will prevail in this case," the company said, calling the state's Stop Hiding Hate Act an unconstitutional infringement on free speech.

X maintains that the measure impinges on free speech rights and on a 1996 federal law that lets internet platforms moderate posts as they see fit.

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Elon Musk's X Corp sued New York's attorney general on Tuesday, challenging the constitutionality of a state law requiring social media companies to disclose sensitive information about how they monitor hate speech, extremism, disinformation and other content.