Facebook, Twitter Reckoning Looms as Fight Nears Supreme Court

June 15, 2022, 1:27 PM UTC

Welcome back to another edition of Opening Argument, a reported column where I dig into complicated novel questions of law and unpack disputes that are dividing appeals courts. Today: A look at social media moderation and the First Amendment.

Conservatives claiming their voices are silenced on social media could soon force a Supreme Court reckoning with the scope of First Amendment rights of the Big Tech companies that run these modern-day town squares.

Legal challenges to censorship laws in Texas and Florida have teed up a conflict over whether companies like Twitter and Meta Platforms Inc.'s Facebook have the right to ...

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