The FTC's Probe Into 'Potentially Illegal' Content Moderation Is a Blatant Assault on the First Amendment

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The FTC's Probe Into 'Potentially Illegal' Content Moderation Is a Blatant Assault on the First Amendment

reason.com/2025/05/21/the-ftcs-probe-into-potentially-illegal-content-moderation-is-a-blatant-assault-on-the-first-amendment

Today is the deadline for public comments regarding a "public inquiry" by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) into the "potentially illegal" content moderation practices of social media platforms. As many of those comments note, that investigation impinges on the editorial discretion that…

This story appeared on reason.com, 2025-05-21 19:15:10.