High Court Hears Arguments On Ways States Regulate User Content Guidelines On Social Platforms

The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to state laws that could affect how social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The court is hearing arguments over laws adopted by Republican-dominated legislatures and signed by Republican governors in Florida and Texas in 2021. While the details vary, both laws aimed to address conservative complaints that the social media companies tilt to the left and censor users based on their viewpoints, especially on the political right. The cases are among several the justices have grappled with over the past year involving social media platforms, such as X, Facebook and TikTok