Whatever the ultimate outcome of that case, Congress can take steps to discourage censorship by proxy. Shellenberger argues that it should stop funding groups like the ISO and “mandate instant reporting of all communications between government officials and contractors with social media executives relating to content moderation.” [More]
True, but don’t expect criminals who routinely ignore “the supreme Law of the Land” with impunity to obey it, or not develop workarounds, such as making public statements where they can be confident their cues will be picked up.
Besides, the biggest violators would be the ones voting on it.
A special law for social media… Arizona is obsessed with passing a law preventing election officials from starting PACs… all this is way too specific. They’re soldering holes in a colander closed, one by one, and thinking anything is going to change.