U.S. Supreme Court will decide if state laws limiting social media platforms violate the Constitution
The Hindu
The U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether state laws that seek to regulate Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms violate the Constitution.
The justices will review laws enacted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas. While the details vary, both laws aim to prevent the social media companies from censoring users based on their viewpoints.
The court's announcement, three days before the start of its new term, comes as the justices continue to grapple with how laws written at the dawn of the digital age, or earlier, apply to the online world.
The justices had already agreed to decide whether public officials can block critics from commenting on their social media accounts, an issue that previously came up in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. The court dismissed the Trump case when his presidential term ended in January 2021.
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Separately, the high court also could consider a lower-court order limiting executive branch officials’ communications with social media companies about controversial online posts.
In all, the justices added 12 cases Friday that will be argued during the winter. They include:
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