(Rafael Henrique | Dreamstime.com) In a recent guest post at this site, Prof. Adam Candeub has put up a thoughtful critique of my argument that government cannot use “common carrier” status to severely restrict the rights of social media firms to engage in content moderation on their sites. While I appreciate Candeub’s effort, I remain […]
I’m glad to be able to pass along this item from Prof. Candeub (who has written extensively on this general subject): The Texas social media law (H.B. 20) requires the major social media platforms to refrain from discrimination on the basis of viewpoint, thereby allowing those of all political, religious, and social views to participate […]
(Rafael Henrique | Dreamstime.com) One of the main arguments advanced to justify the Florida and Texas social media laws challenged in NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, (cases currently before the Supreme Court) is the claim that social media firms are “common carriers.” Therefore, it is argued, the states can enact laws barring […]
Professor Philip Hamburger has posted a response to my critique of his post on the social media free speech cases currently before the Supreme Court. The latter, in turn, responded to my earlier argument that courts should focus on coercion in Murthy v. Missouri. For those keeping track, this is now the fifth post in […]