A series of recent and dramatic developments have squarely raised the question of how much latitude the government has under the First Amendment to regulate social media platforms. It will likely not be long before this issue reaches the U.S. Supreme Court. In this article, published in the Daily Journal, we examine new laws in Florida and Texas and how they’ve been received by the courts, proposed legislation in California, and the critical constitutional questions at stake.

Originally published in the Daily Journal on July 14,2022.