“The Supreme Court on Monday will hear oral arguments to determine the constitutionality of that Texas law along with a related Florida law, which prohibits platforms from suspending the accounts of political candidates or media publications.
The cases will determine whether state governments or tech companies have the power to set the rules for what posts can appear on popular social networks.”
The right to freedom of association, prohibiting government from dictating to private organizations, such as private social media, who will or will not be allowed to participate or to dictate the content of speech.
Will the Court’s conservative majority again ignore settled, accepted precedent and allow the state to force private social media to accommodate rightwing hate speech, bigotry, and racism?
The cases will determine whether state governments or tech companies have the power to set the rules for what posts can appear on popular social networks.”
The right to freedom of association, prohibiting government from dictating to private organizations, such as private social media, who will or will not be allowed to participate or to dictate the content of speech.
Will the Court’s conservative majority again ignore settled, accepted precedent and allow the state to force private social media to accommodate rightwing hate speech, bigotry, and racism?