Many people are sure that they know what free speech is — and they're often wrong, legal experts say. Elon Musk's vow to make 'free speech' a central part of his Twitter takeover has renewed the long-running debate about what counts as protected speech.
While the famous First Amendment right appears simple on paper — “Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” — its interpretation is something Americans have been arguing over ever since the rule was ratified. It’s a complex, nuanced topic, so it’s not surprising that many people get confused about what “free speech” actually protects, especially now that so many conversations are happening on social media.
Related: With Elon Musk’s Twitter bid, there’s more at stake than freedom of speech: ‘It gives him a lot more influence over governments’ The First Amendment is protecting speech from government censorship — not your right to say whatever you want on Twitter or Instagram if it violates the codes of conduct.
Many users may consider their go-to social networks as public forums, because they are publicly sharing their opinions online in those spaces. And these sites are often colloquially called digital public squares or digital town squares.
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