Supreme Court decides when public officials can block critics online

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Supreme Court decides when public officials can block critics online

Sat, 03/16/2024 - 13:07
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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court laid out a new test Friday for when government officials violate the free speech rights of members of the public by removing comments or blocking access on their social media accounts. The justices, in a unanimous opinion, ruled those officials must have authority to speak for the government, and then purport to use that authority on social media, before they could…

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