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The Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida and Texas laws to regulate social media platforms

Headline from WHEC Rochester

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday kept on hold efforts by Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users in a ruling that strongly defended the platforms' free speech rights.

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  1. Deadline

    Supreme Court Sends Social Media Cases Back To Lower Courts To Consider First Amendment Issues (opens Deadline)

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    Deadline's feed description

    The justices want lower courts to more fully consider First Amendment implications.

  2. WSVN Miami

    The Supreme Court keeps hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to regulate social media platforms - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    The Supreme Court keeps hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to regulate social media platforms (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies were liberal-leaning and censored users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right.

  4. WHEC Rochester

    The Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida and Texas laws to regulate social media platforms (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday kept on hold efforts by Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users in a ruling that strongly defended the platforms' free speech rights.

  5. ABC 11 Raleigh

    Supreme Court sidesteps ruling on Florida, Texas social media laws and 1st Amendment (opens ABC 11 Raleigh)

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    ABC 11 Raleigh's feed description

    The Supreme Court is keeping a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.

  6. The Daily Signal

    Supreme Court Gives Ominous Forecast for State Laws Regulating Social Media (opens The Daily Signal)

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    The Daily Signal's feed description

    Justices ruled on two cases challenging state laws regulating social media content moderation of "modern public squares."

  7. FOX 35 Orlando

    Supreme Court says Florida, Texas social media laws need more review (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.

  8. FOX 13 Tampa

    Supreme Court: Florida, Texas social media laws need more review (opens FOX 13 Tampa)

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    FOX 13 Tampa's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users.

  9. New York Post

    Supreme Court sends challenge to Florida, Texas laws restricting social media regulation back to lower courts (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday kicked back a challenge to laws out of Florida and Texas that curtail content regulation by social media giants back to the lower courts.

  10. CBS News

    Supreme Court orders new look at social media laws in Texas and Florida (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The Supreme Court was reviewing the constitutionality of laws regulating social media companies from Texas and Florida.

  11. Engadget

    Supreme Court remands social media moderation cases over First Amendment issues (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    Two state laws that could upend the way social media companies handle content moderation are still in limbo after a Supreme Court ruling sent them back to lower courts, vacating previous rulings.

  12. WSVN Miami

    The Supreme Court casts doubt on Florida and Texas laws to regulate social media platforms - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday kept on hold efforts by Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other

  13. Christian Science Monitor

    Supreme Court holds Texas and Florida social media laws. Cases returned to lower courts. (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    Christian Science Monitor's feed description

    The Supreme Court has kept a hold on Texas and Florida efforts to restrict content moderation and alleged silencing of “conservative viewpoints and ideas” on social media platforms, returning the cases to the lower courts.

  14. NBC 6 South Florida

    Supreme Court orders lower courts to take second look at Florida, Texas laws that limit social media platforms (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    NBC 6 South Florida's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate...

  15. NPR

    Supreme Court puts Florida and Texas Social Media Laws on hold (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday has put Florida and Texas social media laws on hold, sending both cases back to lower cases for more review.

  16. WHEC Rochester

    The Supreme Court keeps on hold Florida and Texas laws seeking to limit how social media platforms regulate user content (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court keeps on hold Florida and Texas laws seeking to limit how social media platforms regulate user content.

  17. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    The Supreme Court keeps on hold efforts in Texas and Florida to regulate social media platforms (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate...

  18. Washington Examiner

    Supreme Court punts on constitutionality of Texas and Florida social media laws (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The Supreme Court unanimously punted on challenges to Texas and Florida laws related to content moderation.

  19. CNN

    State social media laws aimed at protecting conservative users remain blocked, Supreme Court says (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday declined to settle the major constitutional questions raised in a blockbuster dispute over laws approved in Texas and Florida intended to protect conservative viewpoints on social media, meaning the laws will remain blocked for now while lower courts continue to sort out …

  20. WHDH Boston

    The Supreme Court keeps hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to regulate social media platforms - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday kept a hold on efforts in Texas and Florida to limit how Facebook, TikTok, X, YouTube and other social media platforms regulate content

  21. Forbes

    Supreme Court Throws Out ‘Social Media Censorship’ Cases In Florida And Texas (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Tech companies claimed the laws in Florida and Texas infringe on their First Amendment rights.

  22. Fox News

    Supreme Court dismisses state challenges to red state restrictions on social media platforms (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on Florida and Texas laws that aimed to restrict how large social media companies moderate user content.

  23. NBC News

    Supreme Court punts on challenges to GOP social media laws (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Supreme Court sidestepped a final determination on whether Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas that seek to regulate the content moderation practices of social media companies violate constitutional free speech protections.

  24. Roll Call

    Supreme Court defers on state online content moderation laws (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    The Supreme Court sent back to lower courts Monday two challenges to Florida and Texas laws regulating social media platforms.

  25. SCOTUSblog

    Court sends social media moderation cases back to lower courts (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    The Supreme Court on Monday sent a pair of challenges to laws in Texas and Florida that would regulate how large social media companies control content posted on their sites back to the lower courts for another look. In a decision by Justice Elena Kagan, the court explained that both lower courts ha

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