Opinion: How the Supreme Court should rule on Texas and Florida laws against social media moderation

Opinion: How the Supreme Court should rule on Texas and Florida laws against social media moderation

[ad_1] The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases that could have a profound effect on the future of the internet and social media. The cases — NetChoice vs. Paxton and Moody vs. NetChoice — involve laws in Texas and Florida that prohibit social media companies from removing content from their platforms, clearly … Read more

Supreme Court hears 1st Amendment clash on whether Texas and Florida can regulate social media

Supreme Court hears 1st Amendment clash on whether Texas and Florida can regulate social media

[ad_1] WASHINGTON —  The Supreme Court will consider Monday whether Florida and Texas can regulate social media to protect “conservative speech,” or instead whether Facebook, You Tube, TikTok and others have a free-speech right to decide what appears on their sites. This 1st Amendment clash also features a dispute over how to characterize these popular and … Read more

How the 'cool aunties' of pop culture flout the growing restrictions imposed on women

How the 'cool aunties' of pop culture flout the growing restrictions imposed on women

[ad_1] In the great taxonomy of aunts in popular culture, there are stern aunts, maternal aunts and cruel aunts (like malevolent Aunt Petunia in the “Harry Potter” tales). But these days one particular category of aunt appears to be on the rise: the cool aunt. You’ve probably encountered some version of the cool aunt online … Read more