Today, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in Murthy v. Missouri, one of several cases brought against federal officials by multiple states seeking to block them from using their influence over social media companies to suppress primarily conservative content and opinions. Lower courts have previously sided with the states in some of these cases, but the Supremes placed those rulings on hold until they had a chance to review the matter themselves. This is a complicated case with many moving parts, but it further highlights the way that social media has evolved to become the modern version of the public square in only a couple of decades. The case also raises questions regarding how much control private sector tech companies can or should exert when it comes to content appearing on their own sites. (Associated Press)
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