Elon Musk’s X may succeed in blocking Calif. content moderation law on appeal - Enlarge (credit: Marc Piasecki / Contributor | Getty Images Entertainme... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2037997 #contentmoderation #freespeechrights #firstamendment #onlinespeech #california #elonmusk #twitter #policy #xcorp #x
As X bleeds cash, Musk threatens Anti-Defamation League with defamation lawsuit - Enlarge (credit: Anadolu Agency / Contributor | Anadolu Agency)
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The Future of #OnlineSpeech Shouldn’t Belong to One #Trump-#Appointed #Judge in #Louisiana https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/opinion/federal-judge-biden-social-media.html Judge Terry A. Doughty did his best to cover his tracks. The 155-page opinion, which could hinder govts efforts to counter #false, #misleading online speech about issues like #electioninterference, #vaccine afety, is laced w lofty references to George Orwell. quotes from Ben Franklin and Thomas Jefferson, making it more reminiscent of a #civicsessay than a federal #judicialopinion.
Cyberstalkers shielded by SCOTUS ruling on speech and online threats - Enlarge (credit: Bloomberg Creative | Bloomberg Creative Photos)
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The First Amendment meets social media: Over the course of two years, a musician received a number of menacing Facebook messages. In what could be a landmark case, the U.S. Supreme Court is now attempting to decide if these were "true threats" and what this means for online speech: https://www.theverge.com/2023/4/19/23686385/supreme-court-counterman-colorado-oral-arguments-true-threats-facebook
