Nonilex, 3 months ago Mon’s oral arguments will mark the 1st time #SCOTUS reviews state #laws declaring that major #SocialMedia companies are “#CommonCarriers,” a designation #conservatives argue should bar platforms from #discriminating against #users based on their #political views. #ClarenceThomas helped popularize the… once #fringe #legal theory, in a widely cited 2021 opinion …he argued that “some #digital #platforms are sufficiently akin to common carriers … to be regulated in this manner.” #law #moderation
Mon’s oral arguments will mark the 1st time #SCOTUS reviews state #laws declaring that major #SocialMedia companies are “#CommonCarriers,” a designation #conservatives argue should bar platforms from #discriminating against #users based on their #political views.
#ClarenceThomas helped popularize the… once #fringe #legal theory, in a widely cited 2021 opinion …he argued that “some #digital #platforms are sufficiently akin to common carriers … to be regulated in this manner.” #law #moderation