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Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speech

  • Written by Michael Gregory, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Clemson University
Why deregulating online platforms is actually bad for free speechFree speech requires freedom from fear and intimidation.AP Photo/Schalk van Zuydam

One of the first executive orders that President Trump signed after his inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, was titled Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship. The order accused the previous administration of having “trampled free speech rights by...

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