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Florida asks US Supreme Court to reconcile circuit split on social media content moderation

By Mike Swift and Jenn Brice
  • 21 Sep 2022 22:22
  • 21 Sep 2022 22:22
The state of Florida asked the US Supreme Court today to reconcile a split between federal appeals courts about whether the First Amendment allows states to regulate the editorial decisions of online social media platforms regarding third-party content.
The petition for certiorari filed by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody (see

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Mike Swift

Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent


Mike Swift is an award-winning journalist who has been at the forefront of covering data, privacy and cybersecurity regulatory news for more than a decade. As the Chief Global Digital Risk Correspondent for MLex, in addition to reporting, he coordinates MLex’s worldwide coverage in the practice area. Formerly chief Internet reporter for the San Jose Mercury News and SiliconValley.com, Mike has covered Google, Facebook, Apple, Microsoft, Twitter and other tech companies and has closely tracked technology and regulatory trends in Silicon Valley. He has wide ranging expertise from the business of professional sports to computer-assisted reporting. A former John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, he is a graduate of Colby College.

Jenn Brice

Reporter


Jenn is a data privacy and security reporter based in San Francisco. She holds a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Virginia. Before joining MLex, she edited UVA’s independent student newspaper and interned at Morning Brew, where she contributed to emerging tech and marketing newsletters.

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