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A Judge Says Biden Can’t Scold Social Media Firms. That Makes Zero Sense.
His ruling seems more interested in ideological grievance than the First Amendment.
October 7, 2020
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Imagining the Post-Trump Internet
The idea that social media platforms need to be made civilly or even criminally liable for harmful content appears to be gaining ground in Congress.
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Yahoo’s surveillance program shows why internet companies shouldn’t be deputies of law enforcement.
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