The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday told lower courts to reconsider separate, conflicting rulings on social media laws in Florida and Texas because those courts didn't really think about free speech for Internet platforms.
US Supreme Court rules on constitutionality of content moderation @tut0ugh
Florida's SB 7072 and Texas' House Bill 20 were passed in 2021 by conservative lawmakers, and both limit content moderation options for internet platforms, forcing them to host speech they could otherwise remove based on their own choice.
The laws were then challenged by tech trade organizations NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association for violating Internet operators' First Amendment rights.
The district courts hearing the cases granted preliminary injunctions blocking the laws, based on concerns that the legislation trampled on free speech.
