Social Media Ruling Is a Free-Speech Landmark: Noah Feldman

In a blockbuster decision, the US Supreme Court has held for the first time that social media platforms, just like newspapers, have First Amendment rights that bar the government from forcing them to leave up or take down content. The decision, Moody v. NetChoice, can be understood as the Brown v. Board of Education of the emerging field of social media law: It establishes basic principles and rights that the courts will use to shape the evolution of the social media industry in the US and beyond.

The majority opinion, written by Justice Elena Kagan and joined by the ...