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In Texas clash with Silicon Valley, traditional press freedoms at risk
The push for government-enforced “fairness” in social media content moderation threatens the freedoms of traditional news outlets.
April 18, 2022
By
Grayson Clary
Categorized in
First Amendment
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For Facebook, a week in the limelight
The social media network is facing intense scrutiny in the wake of an outage, whistleblower disclosures and antitrust litigation.
October 13, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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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
By
Gillian Vernick
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Content Restrictions
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Florida’s ‘deplatforming’ statute suffers early setback in federal court
A federal judge in Florida concluded that the state’s 'deplatforming' law likely violates the First Amendment.
July 12, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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First Amendment
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Florida statute purports to regulate ‘deplatforming’
The Florida law is likely to be challenged on First Amendment grounds.
May 10, 2021
By
Grayson Clary
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Policy
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