NetChoice, CCIA say Florida social media law is facially unconstitutional
( May 1, 2026, 22:31 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: NetChoice and the Computer & Communications Industry Association told a US federal judge that Florida’s social media law is unconstitutional facially and as applied to websites operated by their members when they curate and disseminate compilations of third-party speech posted on their services. They argued that a recent decision by the Supreme Court underscores that “the First Amendment offers protection when an entity engaging in expressive activity, including compiling and curating others’ speech, is directed to accommodate messages it would prefer to exclude.”See attached file. ...
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