Appeals Court: Florida Law on Social Media Unconstitutional


justice worthy christian news(Worthy News) – Conservatives have lost a round in the battle over holding social media accountable for stifling their opinions on the web.

A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment, a federal appeals court ruled Monday, dealing a major victory to companies who had been accused by GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis of discriminating against conservative thought.

A three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously concluded that it was overreach for DeSantis and the Republican-led Florida Legislature to tell the social media companies how to conduct their work under the Constitution’s free speech guarantee. [ Source: NewsMax (Read More…) ]

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