The two laws prohibit large social media platforms from banning, removing or hiding content based on its political viewpoint. In its appeal to the Supreme Court, Netchoice sought to have the Florida law thrown out entirely as unconstitutional. “Does the Florida law cover Gmail?” Alito asked about the email service provided by Google, a subsidiary of Alphabet. But the justices also very clearly thought that the law was unconstitutional in how it applied to content moderation on social media platforms. The Texas law, however, may present the court with a clearer opportunity to rule on the constitutionality of limits placed on social media moderation.

Source: Huffington Post February 27, 2024 02:48 UTC