According to The Washington Post, the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear two significant social media cases that have major implications for online speech. The court, which is dominated by conservatives, will determine whether laws passed by Texas and Florida violate the First Amendment by requiring social platforms to host content that they would otherwise block.
Tech industry groups, including Meta, X (formerly Twitter), and Google, argue that these laws are unconstitutional and infringe on the First Amendment rights of private companies. Matt Schruers of the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA), one of the trade associations challenging the legislation, stated to The Washington Post, “Telling private websites they must give equal treatment to extremist hate isn’t just unwise, it is unconstitutional, and we look forward to demonstrating that to the Court.” The CCIA referred to the order as ”encouraging.”
The groups representing the tech companies contesting the laws assert that platforms would be at…
2023-09-29 11:43:02
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