Eighteen states are taking a firm stand for free speech against Big Tech censorship.
In the cases Big Tech front group NetChoice has against Florida and Texas, NetChoice has attempted to fight against the states’ anti-censorship laws. Eighteen state attorneys general, led by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) and Missouri AG Andrew Bailey (R), and the Arizona state legislature have filed an amicus brief to support Florida and Texas. According to the brief, the states are compelled by the goal of protecting Americans’ rights and liberties according to our founding documents. If social media platforms “censor based on viewpoint,” then “States can pass laws to prevent that censorship,” the brief argued.
Just as States can pass laws “to secure for their citizens” other constitutional rights, including the right to life and “the right to bear…
