Name
Must-Carry for Hate Speech? Implications of the Texas and Florida Social Media Laws
Date & Time
Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 12:20 PM - 1:05 PM
Speakers
Harold Feld - Public Knowledge
Evelyn Douek - Stanford Law School
Guatam Hans - Cornell Law School
Chris Marchese - NetChoice
Caitlin Vogus - Center for Democracy and Technology
Evelyn Douek - Stanford Law School
Guatam Hans - Cornell Law School
Chris Marchese - NetChoice
Caitlin Vogus - Center for Democracy and Technology
Description
In 2022, Florida and Texas both passed social media laws that would require online services to carry lawful content, even if it violated the services’ content policies. These laws raise significant First Amendment questions: Is content moderation a form of protected editorial discretion, or a form of “censorship” that the state can prohibit? The lower courts have split on these issues and now the questions are almost certainly headed to the Supreme Court. Join this panel of experts to unpack these cases and understand where they sit in the broader legal doctrine around common carriage, editorial discretion, and the First Amendment.