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States are being given control over social media and what you can see on those platforms

The decision in NetChoice v. Paxton reinstates an unconstitutional Texas law that seizes control of the major social media platforms’ content moderation process, requiring them to either carry content that those platforms do not wish to publish or be so restrictive it would render the platforms unusable.

This law is unconstitutional because the First Amendment prohibits the government from ordering private companies or individuals to publish speech that they do not wish to be associated with.
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If they can regulate your body, they can regulate your mind. Remember that you asked for this, conservatives.
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requiring them to either carry content that those platforms do not wish to publish

And THAT is what the actual violation of constitutionally-protected "free speech" consists of, as the violation is being done by a government, to a private entity (even if it's traded of a public stock exchange, that does not make it a public entity like a government).

Why is this so difficult to understand for the right wing?

Actually, I don't think it's an understanding problem at all. I think they know full well what the First Amendment means, but nevertheless have no qualms about trying to twist it to fit what they want it to mean when they want to amplify their own voices and suppress those of others, even going so far as to try to quasi-nationalize the private property of others (Twitter servers) to amplify their own voices.

How deeply ironic.

Moreover, it takes a, ahem, Big Government to moderate private, non-government servers.

Did I mention irony?

But hold on a minute. If you listen to folks like @hippyjoe1955 (hippyjoe1955) , Twitter is a government (DARPA) server already, sooo ...

https://similarworlds.com/social/twitter/4329547-So-Elons-purchase-of-Twitter-is-on-hold?sort=1

Well now, that's just a step beyond irony ...



Now, how long will it take for a right wing SCOTUS to school these GQP judges?

https://www.vox.com/2022/5/12/23068017/supreme-court-first-amendment-twitter-facebook-youtube-instagram-netchoice-paxton-texas