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Supreme Court punts social media moderation cases back to lower courts


The Supreme Court on Monday kicked issues around social media content moderation back to lower courts for further review.

Chris Marchese (L), director of the NetChoice Litigation Center, looks on as Matt Schruers (C), president and CEO of the Computer & Communications Industry Association, speaks to reporters outside of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 26, 2024. Texas and Florida have passed legislation that Republican lawmakers claim will stop tech companies including Facebook parent Meta; X, formerly known as Twitter; and Google's YouTube from stifling conservative opinions. She wrote that the lower courts had previously argued how the laws would apply to the largest social media platforms such as Facebook, and in doing so, they failed to consider how it might affect "other kinds of websites and apps" such as Uber or Etsy.

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