US Top Court Sidesteps Ruling On Contentious Social Media Laws

The US Supreme Court declined to rule on whether it was constitutional for states to restrict the power of social media companies to moderate their content. (Credit: AFP)

The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered lower courts to review a pair of Republican-backed laws that imposed restrictions on social media content moderation, in a decision welcomed by the tech industry.

Tech industry trade groups had challenged the laws passed by conservative Republican lawmakers in Florida and Texas in a bid to stem what they claimed was political bias by major platforms.