How the First Amendment limits (that’s right) speech online

Without carrying the water for either side of the political divide, former DOJ prosecutor Alex Grant explains how the First Amendment actually works to stifle unfettered free speech online. The Supreme Court heard arguments on a Florida law that would prevent big companies like Facebook from censoring speech. The oral argument made it clear that the First Amendment rights of Facebook, i.e., the company's free speech rights, will probably doom any state law that prevents online companies from engaging in content moderation. Alex explains how the First Amendment can actually work against free speech values and how that is baked into the Constitution.