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School board members could soon be blocked from blocking people − and deleting their comments − on social media

If a school board member has a social media account, would it be wrong for them to block someone and delete their comments? That’s a question the Supreme Court has decided to take up after public officials, including two school board members, blocked constituents from seeing their accounts or removed…

The Conversation · Jan 4, 2024

These Public Officials Blocked Critics on Social Media. Was That Constitutional?

The Supreme Court considers whether and when banishing irksome constituents violates the First Amendment.

Reason · Nov 3, 2023

S. Ct. Will Decide: When May Politicians Selectively Block Public Comments on Their Social Media Pages?

The question turns on whether the politician's web page is seen as the politician's own speech as a citizen, or as a government page.

Reason · Apr 24, 2023