Ed Morrissey

After reading Dan's analysis, I read the opinion in Lindke v Freed and found it nearly impenetrable. It misses the forest for the trees in its attempts to grapple with the idea that every social-media post is in itself a public forum of some sort. Under this rubric, courts will have to engage in fact-finding as to whether officials were acting 'under color of authority' even on personal accounts in determining whether a block violates First Amendment rights.

That's nonsense. The "public forum" is the platform, not individual posts. Blocking trolls doesn't deny them the right to speak -- it just denies them access to an account on the platform. They can still post away to their hearts' content. And as Dan writes, it's very disappointing that not one justice figured that out.