> it has no bearing on private companies and only refers to laws Congress is allowed to pass. I'm afraid that's not quite right. The Fourteenth Amendment acts

> it has no bearing on private companies and only refers to laws Congress is allowed to pass. I'm afraid that's not quite right. The Fourteenth Amendment acts to extend the Bill of Rights to the states, as well. So the First Amendment limits not just the laws the federal government can pass and enforce, but the laws state governments can pass and enforce, too. With some exceptions, the First Amendment also prohibits laws compelling speech. This is at the root of platforms' legal rights to set their own rules for content moderation, or to choose what to publish. For a recent case on compelled speech, see the Supreme Court decision in the Becerra case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Family_and_Life_Advocates_v._Becerra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Family_a...