Legal Battle Over Florida’s Big Tech Censorship Law May Impact Future of Free Speech on Social Media

Legal Battle Over Florida’s Big Tech Censorship Law May Impact Future of Free Speech on Social Media
The logo of social media giant Twitter on Oct. 12, 2021. Kirill Kuryavtsev/AFP via Getty Images
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Recent controversies stoked by alleged efforts of leading tech platforms to ban or “de-platform” content on political grounds—which some claim was behind Twitter’s temporary blocking last week of all links to articles running in The Epoch Times—have prompted fresh debate over the legal rights of users of these platforms and what the First Amendment does, and does not, guarantee.
Michael Washburn
Michael Washburn
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Michael Washburn is a New York-based reporter who covers U.S. and China-related topics for The Epoch Times. He has a background in legal and financial journalism, and also writes about arts and culture. Additionally, he is the host of the weekly podcast Reading the Globe. His books include “The Uprooted and Other Stories,” “When We're Grownups,” and “Stranger, Stranger.”
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