It's overshadowed by the presidential immunity decision, but there was also some good news from the Supreme Court today: it looks like there's a strong majority defending the First Amendment rights of platforms like Seabird to set our own moderation policies, regardless of what busybodies in the Texas government try to tell us to do.
In Content Moderation Cases, Supreme Court Says ‘Try Again’ – But Makes It Clear Moderation Deserves First Amendment Protections
Today, the Supreme Court made it pretty clear that websites have First Amendment rights to do content moderation as they see fit, but decided to send the cases challenging laws in Florida and Texas back to the lower courts to be litigated properly, effectively criticizing the litigation posture of the trade groups, NetChoice and CCIA,…
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