The lawsuit against X (formerly Twitter) will soon be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
The changes were first announced last month as part of broader changes to X’s terms of service and privacy policy. Now that the changes are set to take effect on November 15, The Washington Post spoke to several legal and technology experts about what the move means.
X owner Elon Musk recently moved the social media company’s headquarters from San Francisco to Bastrop, Texas (near Austin), although Bastrop is in West Texas.
Meanwhile, the Northern District has become a destination for conservative activists seeking to challenge Democratic policies, with 10 of the 11 sitting judges appointed by Republican presidents.
Although it is common for companies to specify where lawsuits can be brought in their terms of service, GS Hans, a law professor at Cornell University, said choosing the Northern District of Texas is “a better option” than the Northern District of California, which most tech companies choose. “He explained. Hans said the Texas region “doesn’t have that much volume or history” for tech litigation.
