Texas, Florida Online Speech Codes Violate First Amendment, TechFreedom Tells SCOTUS
December 08, 2023
December 08, 2023
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- TechFreedom, a technology policy think tank, issued the following news release on Dec. 7, 2023:
Today, TechFreedom filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that HB20 and SB7072, Texas's and Florida's social media speech codes, violate the First Amendment. These laws require social media websites to carry and promote speech against their will--including hate speech, spam, foreign propaganda, and hardcore pornography--and to comply with punitiv . . .
Today, TechFreedom filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hold that HB20 and SB7072, Texas's and Florida's social media speech codes, violate the First Amendment. These laws require social media websites to carry and promote speech against their will--including hate speech, spam, foreign propaganda, and hardcore pornography--and to comply with punitiv . . .