Social Media Companies Defend their First Amendment Right to Censor Americans

As the Supreme Court considers the constitutionality of laws in Florida and Texas that would regulate social media companies’ practice of blocking content, tech companies have been standing up for what they claim is their First Amendment right to control speech on their platforms.

The case has split free-speech advocates into two camps, both of which argue that they are the true defenders of free speech.

NetChoice, an industry group that represents social media companies and the plaintiff in the case, touts the right of private companies to censor as they see fit, while Texas and Florida officials argue that users of social media platforms must not be excluded from service because of their political, religious, or scientific views.


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