Supreme Court rejects appeal by Elon Musk’s X on disclosing federal surveillance

Supreme Court rejects appeal by Elon Musk's X on disclosing federal surveillance

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris on June 16, 2023.

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The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear an appeal by the social media giant X challenging a ban on the company disclosing federal surveillance of Americans and foreign nationals using the service.

X, formerly known as Twitter, had argued that the federal government’s prohibition on the company disclosing the receipt of national security-related surveillance of users was unconstitutional.

X is owned by the billionaire Elon Musk, who also heads Tesla and SpaceX.

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