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COMMENTARY: Supreme Court’s social media ruling is a temporary reprieve

by Stephen L. Carter, Bloomberg Opinion | May 25, 2023 at 4:00 a.m.

Did Big Tech just win big at the U.S. Supreme Court? That seems to be the view of most commentators in the wake of Thursday's unanimous decision in two cases that had the potential to challenge the so-called liability shield that protects internet service providers from liability for content posted by their users.

But I'm not so sure Big Tech won much at all. All the justices really did was kick the can down the road a bit. When the issue comes before them again -- and it will, probably soon -- there are at least four justices who seem willing to weaken or eliminate the liability shield.

The

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