Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman signed on to a multistate brief supporting a pair of Texas and Florida laws aimed at preventing what backers describe as censorship on social media platforms such as X, Facebook, and YouTube.
Coleman argues tech companies have "tarnished the marketplace of ideas," adding he's concerned that without intervention by the U.S. Supreme Court, companies will "be able to wipe conservatives and those they disagree with completely off the internet."
Both laws, which seek to restrict social media platforms' freedom to moderate content, have been blocked by the courts. They would also allow residents to sue the companies.
NetChoice, a group involved in the litigation, countered that online services have a well-established First Amendment right to "host, curate, and share content as they see fit."
