# Supreme Court to consider giving First Amendment protections to social media posts

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/supreme-court-to-consider-giving-first-amendment-protections-to-social-media-posts/
- Published: 2023-11-29T09:00:44-06:00
- Author: Curated by John Wysocki

Image caption: Citizens have sometimes been surprised to find public officials blocking people from viewing their social media feeds. Image credit: alashi / DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images. Article by Lynn Greenky. The Conversation – November 27, 2023. The First Amendment does not protect messages posted on social media platforms. The companies that own the platforms can – and do – remove, promote or limit the distribution of any posts according to corporate policies. But all that might soon change. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear […] Click here to view original web page at theconversation.com