First Amendment Protects Decisions by Twitter, Simon & Schuster

The decisions by Twitter permanently banning President Trump’s account and Simon & Schuster canceling its plans to publish Senator Josh Hawley’s book may have been unwise, scholars who study the First Amendment said, but they were perfectly lawful. That is because the First Amendment prohibits government censorship and does not apply to decisions made by private businesses.

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