(cont'd from yesterday's post)
Texas passed a law that says social media companies cannot censor postings based on their political point of view. The law was challenged in court because they wanted to keep on doing just that.
But the judge ruled on September 16 that the law is just and that they must not muzzle free speech: "Today we reject the idea that corporations have a freewheeling First Amendment right to censor what people say.” The Texas law stands.
And . . the law is going to be challenged again, this time at the Supreme Court. One of the SC judges has already stated that this issue should be addressed.
In a related case, the attorney general of Missouri and the attorney general of Louisiana are bringing suit against current administration officials who, they claim, have partnered with social media companies to censor speech the government doesn't like.
A federal judge has ordered officials to surrender email exchanges with Big Tech.
from The Stream
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