The United States supreme court heard arguments on Monday in two cases pertain to social media platforms and content moderation.Supreme Court hears major cases on free speech, laws regulating social media.
Laws in Texas and Florida limit companies' power to moderate political content. Are Facebook, Instagram and YouTube more like newspaper publishers or telephone companies.
Supreme Court justices are weighing how the First Amendment applies to social media companies, as they consider a pair of cases that could transform how the internet has operated for decades,with sweeping consequences for a host of federal and state efforts to regulate the internet.
The court is reviewing laws passed in Florida and Texas that are intended to address allegations that social media companies censor conservative viewpoints by imposing strict limits on whether firms can block or take down content on their platforms.
