Eleventh Circuit Defends Social Media Against State Regulation of Free Speech
The Eleventh Circuit's decision is a clear warning to other state legislatures, and even to Congress, that political views expressed on social media sites cannot be bent to meet the political views of the political party that may be temporarily in power. While political winds may change, the Constitution's principles remain fixed.
June 13, 2022 at 12:45 PM
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"If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."
―George Washington
Social media websites provide limitless information, videos, social affinity groups and entertainment. They also provide a potential platform for political conflict, hate speech, mis-information on public health issues, obscenity, and endless spin on current events. Most of the postings on social media are user-generated content and, as such, reflect both the positive and negative aspects of American society. To make their users' experience more appealing, sites like Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok moderate and edit users' submissions. Their goal is to remove content the websites' owners deem violations of their terms of use and objectionable to their target audiences.
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