California’s justice department agreed to drop parts of a controversial social media law that drew the ire of Elon Musk’s X.

California’s AB 587 required social media companies to inform state officials of their policies regarding handling hate speech, disinformation, harassment, and extremism and to provide data on how often they remove content that violates these rules. X sued California over the law, arguing it violated the First Amendment. A three-judge panel from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in September that parts of the law violated the First Amendment, temporarily freezing its implementation.

On Monday, X and California’s Department of Justice reached a settlement, requiring social media companies to publicly release their terms of service and brief state officials of any changes twice per year. While companies must share how they implement their terms of service, they aren’t required to provide data nor brief state officials on details regarding how they handle hate speech, disinformation, harassment, and extremism, as the law originally required.

California agreed to pay X $350,000 in attorney fees.

AB 587 author Jesse Gabriel, a Democratic Assemblyman, told Politico he was “disappointed by the outcome” but was glad “important provisions of the law remain in effect.”

“I look forward to working closely with my colleagues as we consider additional legislation to protect our communities,” he said.

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“The California Department of Justice is committed to enforcing California law, including the remaining requirements of AB 587,” a California DOJ spokesperson told Courthouse News.

In its original complaint, X argued that AB 587’s “true intent” was to force social media companies to censor speech the state found objectionable.