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Why the First Amendment protects social media content moderation
A coalition led by RCFP is urging the Supreme Court to reject social media content regulation laws as unconstitutional.
December 11, 2023
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Emily Hockett
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Content Restrictions
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Supreme Court pushes Texas, Florida social media cases down the road
The Supreme Court asked the solicitor general to weigh in on whether it should hear the social media cases.
January 30, 2023
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Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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NetChoice v. Paxton
Court: U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas Date Filed: Oct. 7, 2021 Background: In September 2021, Texas…
October 19, 2021
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lserino
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Texas enacts viewpoint discrimination ban for platforms
The Texas law is drawing obvious parallels to the Florida de-platforming statute suspended in July for violating the First Amendment.
September 21, 2021
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Gillian Vernick
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Twitter v. Paxton
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California Date Filed: March 24, 2021 Update: On May 11, 2021,…
March 25, 2021
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Chris Young
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Facebook Oversight Board issues its first decisions
Its decisions largely hinged on interpretations of Facebook's policies, though some language the Board used echoed First Amendment law.
February 8, 2021
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Mailyn Fidler
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Four petitions we’re watching as the US Supreme Court fills out its docket
The passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will change the U.S. Supreme Court in too many ways to count. The…
September 28, 2020
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Grayson Clary
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This Week in Technology + Press Freedom: Aug. 23, 2020
Here’s what the staff of the Technology and Press Freedom Project at the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press…
August 24, 2020
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Reporters Committee
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