Florida’s social media moderation ban is probably unconstitutional, says court
by Adi Robertson from The Verge - All Posts on (#5ZJBH)
Ricardo Ramirez Buxeda/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images 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...