SCOTUS will hear two cases this fall looking at whether public figures can block social media users for posting criticism on their accounts.
Freed case, city manager James Freed blocked Kevin Lindke from his Facebook account after he criticizedovid-19 restrictions on Freed’s page. The Michigan court ruled in favor of the city official, creating confusion about what falls under First Amendment rights.
Both cases will now go to the Supreme Court where questions continue to circulate about whether public and government officials can block social media accounts simply because they don’t like what people are saying. This comes after SCOTUS reviewed a similar case against former President in 2021, but was thrown out because, by the time the lawsuit was brought forward, Trump had left office. The absence of a judgment leaves the burgeoning question of whether public official accounts can ban or block other users.With the two new cases heading to the Supreme Court, social media platforms and users may get the answers they’ve been looking for.
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