Big Tech platforms and their Republican critics are bracing for a faceoff in the Supreme Court on Monday over the policing of online speech. But in the real-world argument over who gets to post their views on social media, conservatives have largely won.

The two cases in front of the court have their roots in the post-Jan. 6 banning of Donald Trump from multiple social media platforms. When the then-president was kicked off for violating policies against incitement to violence, state lawmakers in Florida and Texas jumped in. They passed laws later in 2021 to tie the hands of tech companies and force them to keep all views online, and not deplatform political candidates.

Tech firms are arguing those laws violate their First Amendment rights, and the Supreme Court is now poised to get the last word.

But in the nearly three years since those laws were passed, the political tides on social media have also turned — largely in favor of conservatives. Self-described “free speech absolutist” Elon Musk bought Twitter and later renamed it X, transforming it from a more closely monitored forum into a loosely policed free-for-all.


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The Supreme Court takes on mega social media cases. Will it even matter?

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25.02.2024

Big Tech platforms and their Republican critics are bracing for a faceoff in the Supreme Court on Monday over the policing of online speech. But in the real-world argument over who gets to post their views on social media, conservatives have largely won.

The two cases in front of........

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