U.S. appeals court rejects big tech’s right to regulate online speech
Important to note that this 5th Circuit ruling conflicts with the 11th Circuit&#x27;s ruling.  And SCOTUS had previously reinstated an injunction against this very same law.<p>And this 5th Circuit opinion has very idiosyncratic reasoning [0, just the first few pages will blow your hair back].  A sample:<p><pre><code>  &quot;In urging such sweeping relief, the platforms offer a rather odd inversion of the First Amendment. That Amendment, of course, protects every person’s right to &#x27;the freedom of speech.&#x27; But the platforms argue that buried somewhere in the person’s enumerated right to free speech lies a corporation’s unenumerated right to muzzle speech.&quot;
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How the 1st Amendment might protect a corporation&#x27;s religious POV but not its exercise of editorial control is a very good question.  I&#x27;m not saying this very conservative SCOTUS won&#x27;t adopt the 5th Circuit&#x27;s reasoning, but it still seems unlikely.  In my view -- much more likely is that they resolve the Circuit split by adopting the 11th Circuit&#x27;s view wholeheartedly.<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techfreedom.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2022&#x2F;09&#x2F;2022-09-16-Published-Opinion-dckt-.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;techfreedom.org&#x2F;wp-content&#x2F;uploads&#x2F;2022&#x2F;09&#x2F;2022-09-1...</a>