"Supreme Court Grapples with Social Media and Free Speech in Landmark Cases"

Politicians from both parties have been leveraging their relationships with social media companies to influence content moderation decisions, a practice known as "jawboning." The Supreme Court is set to decide whether such attempts violate the First Amendment in a landmark case, Murthy v. Missouri. The case was initiated by Republican attorneys general, alleging that the Biden administration's communications with platforms urging the removal of posts containing misinformation about the pandemic and elections amounted to illegal censorship. The case has sparked debate about the constitutional bounds of government influence on social media content and the need for clearer rules around government actors' interactions with tech companies.