Establishing Twitter as presidential free speech forum may produce ugly results
A law professor warns about the side effects of applying the First Amendment to Twitter, arguing that bringing free speech there could restrict the social media platforms in their battle against fake news, harassment and hate speech. If courts continue to rule for free speech on these platforms, the social media will have to comply with established First Amendment law that allows lies, bigotry and racism. (The New York Times, June 5, 2018, by Noah