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Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation

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CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for the tech industry amid a wider battle over digital speech.

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  1. Sioux City Journal

    Appeals court: Florida law on social media unconstitutional (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly discriminating against conservative thought is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. A three-judge panel

  2. Fast Company

    Florida’s social media law was largely rejected by GOP appeals court judges (opens Fast Company)

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    It may take a hearing by the Supreme Court now to save the law’s controversial ‘hands off’ content moderation rules.

  3. Forbes

    Appeals Court Keeps Florida’s Social Media Censorship Law On Hold Due To 1st Amendment Concerns (opens Forbes)

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    The decision comes after a similar law in Texas was just upheld in a different court.

  4. Washington Examiner

    Florida anti-censorship social media law struck down by federal appeals court (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A federal court struck down Florida anti-censorship social media law, saying the law's content moderation restrictions violate the First Amendment.

  5. Washington Times

    Florida’s social media law is unconstitutional, federal appeals court rules (opens Washington Times)

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    A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by GOP Gov.

  6. New Hampshire Public Radio

    An appeals court finds Florida's social media law unconstitutional (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    In a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis, a three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said social media companies' moderation and curation efforts were protected by the First Amendment.

  7. KVIA El Paso

    Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms’ ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, in a victory for the tech industry amid a wider battle over digital speech.

  8. KEYT Santa Barbara

    Federal appeals court rules for social media companies in battle over content moderation | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    By Brian Fung, CNN Key parts of a Florida law restricting social media platforms' ability to moderate content likely violate the First Amendment, a

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