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Clarence Thomas Appears To Endorse Outlawing Social Media’s Censorship Of Conservatives: Everything You Need To Know

Ian Haworth
Clarence Thomas Appears To Endorse Outlawing Social Media’s Censorship Of Conservatives: Everything You Need To Know
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On Monday, legendary conservative Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared to argue that social media companies like Facebook and Twitter should no longer be able to hide behind protections like the First Amendment and Section 230 in their bid to regulate certain forms of speech on their platforms.

Here is a breakdown of what Thomas wrote, and what it could mean for Big Tech giants in the context of political speech and online censorship.

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