Clement held to his argument that the First Amendment prohibits the government from restricting speech, not private entities.
But there were some signals that the justices werent ready to invalidate the entire law on First Amendment grounds.
This is so broad, it is covering almost everything, said Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
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His accounts have since been restored.
The Florida law prohibits platforms from banning or suspending the accounts of candidates for public office.
It also prohibits the restriction of accounts engaged in journalistic enterprise.
The Texas law prohibits social media platforms from taking down content that is based on a viewpoint.
Both laws allow users to sue the platforms for damages.
They also require that platforms disclose their content moderation decisions.
Ultimately, the argument is that the platforms act as something akin to a utility, i.e.
the phone company, which doesnt place restrictions on the content being transmitted over their lines.
Joe Bidens administration filed a friend-of-the-court brief siding with tech companies.
That set the case up for todays showdown in the Supreme Court.
