Abridging, Not Coercing, Is First Amendment’s Yardstick

Abridging, Not Coercing, Is First Amendment’s Yardstick

Under the First Amendment, the government may not abridge the freedom of speech, whether that abridging is done by coercing internet platforms or by getting them to cooperate in government efforts to censor the public.

Under the First Amendment, the government may not abridge the freedom of speech, whether that abridging is done by coercing internet platforms or by getting them to cooperate in government efforts to censor the public.