The FTC's probe into 'potentially illegal' content moderation is a blatant assault on the First Amendment

We Shouldn’t Have To Explain To The FTC Why Content Moderation Is So Crucial To Free Speech, But We Did

FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson begged Donald Trump for his job by promising he would “end Lina Khan’s politically motivated investigations.” And, yet, one of his first orders of business upon getting the job was to… kick off a politically motivated investigation regarding “big tech censorship,” which he (falsely) claimed was potentially illegally targeting conservative speech and violating the policies and promises of these platforms. It was an odd d…

The FTC's probe into 'potentially illegal' content moderation is a blatant assault on the First Amendment

In the name of "restoring freedom of speech," FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson wants to override the editorial judgments of social media platforms.

Lawyers: FTC ‘Censorship’ Inquiry Itself Violates First Amendment

WASHINGTON, May 21, 2025 – Federal regulators are weighing whether content moderation practices of social media companies may violate competition or consumer protection laws. But First Amendment lawyers and civil society advocates warn that the Federal Trade Commission was walking into constitutionally dangerous territory.During a panel hosted Thursday by TechFreedom and the Competitive Enterprise Institute, legal experts said the FTC’s inquiry …