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Thoughts on Internet Content Moderation from Spending Thousands of Hours Moderating Volokh Conspiracy Threads

Of possible relevance to the Fifth Circuit's recent decision in Netchoice v. Paxton.

Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation

Court rules in favor of Texas law on social media regulation

A federal appeals court has ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter

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Elena Kagan's Valid Critique of the Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket'

Elena Kagan's Valid Critique of the Supreme Court's 'Shadow Docket'

“Without full briefing and argument,” Kagan objects, the Court is quietly resolving major disputes.

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The 3-3-3 Court on the Merits Docket and the Shadow Docket

On June 18, 2021, I wrote, "We don't have a 6-3 Conservative Court. We have a 3-3-3 Court." I'm not sure if I was the first person to coin the phrase 3-3-3 Court, but I was one of the first. And I elaborated on this theme in a Newsweek column,…

SCOTUS blocks Texas social media law

Justices Amy Coney Barrett and Brett Kavanaugh join liberals to block "free speech" law that limits free speech

Texas Can't Start Enforcing Social Media Law, Says SCOTUS

Plus: Who's bringing fentanyl across the border? Will Austin become a sanctuary city for abortion? And more...

US Supreme Court blocks Texas social media law against political speech removal

Tech industry groups say law could make social media platforms ‘havens of the vilest expression’

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Supreme Court blocks Texas law that seeks to protect conservatives on Facebook and Twitter

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court Tuesday put on hold a Texas law that targets “Big Tech” and authorizes the state to sue Facebook, Twitter and other popular social media websites if they “censor” or “discriminate against” conservatives.

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Florida court blocks conservative social media 'censorship' law again

Florida court blocks conservative social media 'censorship' law again

A similar law in Texas was granted a stay by a federal appeals court just last week.

Republicans Defend Texas Social Media Law—and Compelled Speech

Republicans Defend Texas Social Media Law—and Compelled Speech

Plus: Twitter defends user anonymity, Oklahoma legislature approves abortion ban, and more...

Big Tech rallies against Texas 'anti-conservative bias' law

Big Tech rallies against Texas 'anti-conservative bias' law

Lobbying groups representing Google, Facebook, Amazon, and TikTok have filed an application with the Supreme Court.

Big Tech Urges US Top Court To Block Social Media Law Curbing Political Opinion

Big Tech Urges US Top Court To Block Social Media Law Curbing Political Opinion

Lobbying groups representing Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: FB), Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOG) (NASDAQ: GOOGL), Google, and other tech companies filed an emergency request with the U.S. Supreme Court, Reuters reports. The groups looked to block a Texas law prohibiting sizeable social media platforms from banning users based on their political views. Also Read: Google, Facebook Restrict…

Fifth Circuit Panel Lifts Stay of the Texas Social Media Law

There's no opinion yet, and I don't know when one would be forthcoming, so it's hard to figure out what exactly will happen; but I thought I'd pass along the news. The law itself is here. https://twitter.com/RMFifthCircuit/status/1524488034657484800

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