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Supreme Court hears arguments on the future of online speech: all the news
Tech groups challenged laws from Florida and Texas.
The justices will determine whether social media platforms are more akin to newspapers that have the freedom to exercise editorial judgement, or like shopping malls that serve as gathering places for the public and can be made to host demonstrations. While we’re waiting for oral arguments to start, check out The Atlantic and The New Republic for a couple of pieces on the states’ counterintuitive bipartisan appeal, plus some countertakes from Lawfare and Techdirt too. Though there are some differences between the two laws, both essentially limit the ability of large online platforms to curate or ban content on their sites, seeking to fight what lawmakers claim are rules that suppress conservative speech.
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