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The Paradox of Social Media's Content Moderation
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The Citizens United decision granted corporations free speech rights, giving them disproportionate power to affect election campaigns. Liberals, who opposed the decision, later embraced the idea of content moderation by social media platforms, which resulted in more civil and less discriminatory discourse. However, the debate now is whether social media platforms should be subjected to the First Amendment or be regulated to promote free speech that includes content considered to be racist or sexist, or advocating violence.

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