May 23, 2022 09:23 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/23/23138172/eleventh-circuit-blocks-florida-content-moderation-ban
Floridas social media moderation ban is probably unconstitutional, says court
A US appeals court says Florida’s ban on much social media moderation likely violates the First Amendment, setting up a legal showdown over social networks’ speech rights. Today, the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld most of an earlier court order blocking Florida’s SB 7072 while a lawsuit proceeds. It directly contradicts a recent ruling over Texas’ similar moderation ban, setting up a split that the Supreme Court could step in to resolve.
The Eleventh Circuit ruling focuses on whether Florida’s law — which heavily restricts suspensions, fact-checking, and content removal involving political candidates and media enterprises — plausibly violates the First Amendment. Florida’s defense of the law characterizes web platforms as...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/23/23138172/eleventh-circuit-blocks-florida-content-moderation-ban
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