This is a transcript of a speech Megan Redshaw gave at the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons Annual Meeting in 2024. The topic was “Free Press, Free Speech, and Implications for Physicians, Patients, and Public Health.” Today, I am here to discuss an issue that is not only central to your ability to practice […]
Censorship
Supreme Court Divided Over Ability of Government to Censor Speech
The Solicitor General of Louisiana, who argued the case for our side, opened by pointing out that the government has many levers for coercion of social media companies, and they have been aggressively deployed since at least 2020. The platforms initially tried to push back but eventually caved under relentless government pressure to censor. He […]