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Denver Attorney Kirk McGill for USA Today - Supreme Court sends GOP-backed social media cases back to lower courts in moderation fight

July 2024

USA Today

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The ruling provided some guidance for lower courts as they reconsider the Florida and Texas laws, experts said, which could prevent states from limiting content moderation on curated news streams while possibly allowing rules that discourage moderation on more automated feeds.

“In other words, the court held that the free speech rights of social media companies are only implicated where they are engaging in expression by picking and choosing what postings to show," said Kirk McGill, a constitutional law expert.

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