There has been a question in the US Supreme Court about the efforts of conservatives to make social media sites like Facebook and YouTube less biased toward liberals.
Some of the cases that were taken to the Supreme Court said that states run by Republicans are trying to stop Big Tech from blocking right-wing views. Big lobbying groups in the tech industry are suing Florida and Texas over rules that limit free speech online and on social media.
Some rules, according to Joe Biden, do violate our First Amendment rights, which protect freedom of speech. This puts him on the side of tech companies. Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. also seemed to agree with the people who were arguing for Free Speech rights in this case.
Roberts asked, “Since we’re talking about the First Amendment, I wonder if our first concern should be with the state regulating what we’ve called the real public square…”The First Amendment tells the government what it can’t do.
A lot of people spoke out against the laws, saying that they violate the First Amendment and that it shouldn’t be a problem at all if they use their own content control. Some people even said the law itself was against the First Amendment. A lot of people have pushed against these laws and are now trying to show the Supreme Court why the states shouldn’t be able to keep these laws.
This law was made in Florida and Texas after Donald Trump’s posts about the January 6 Capitol Riot got him banned from Facebook and X. The decision has been put on hold for now while the Supreme Court thinks about it. The decision should be made by the end of June at the latest.