How politicians bully social media outlets into censoring users

Published September 13, 2022 10:00am ET



Although the Constitution’s First Amendment prohibits government censorship, the public’s reliance on social media platforms has created new opportunities for censorship by proxy. Government officials increasingly bully platforms into suppressing disfavored speakers.

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