Three major issues on the role of social media in society are before the justices, with oral arguments in the first two cases taking place this week.

Supreme Court wades into social media wars over free speech::Three major issues on the role of social media in society are before the Supreme Court, with oral arguments in the first two cases taking place this week.

  • cheese_greater@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Does anyone know what is actually at issue? Like, is the main question Should public figures be allowed to "block" members of the public? I’m a strong believer in Rendering that which is Caesar's unto Caesar so Imma have a real hard time accepting as the corrollary Be blocked by Caesar even as and after you have rendered unto him that which was his

    Deosn’t sound like “Caesar rendering that which is yours unto you” is terribky prescient in the current satus quo

    • atx_aquarian@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      That’s one of the three in the article. The other two are, “Should service providers be able to block officials?” and, “Should officials be able to apply pressure to service providers about their policies?”