Social media companies have some leeway to censor users on their own due to the way the courts have interpreted section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but if that is in any way coordinated or coerced by government, that makes the social media company an agent of the government and a direct violation of First Amendment protections.
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Social media companies have some leeway to censor users on their own due to the way the courts have interpreted section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, but if that is in any way coordinated or coerced by government, that makes the social media company an agent of the government and a direct violation of First Amendment protections.