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US Solicitor General explains why moderation laws are different from net neutrality.
Kagan asked what makes Internet Service Providers (ISPs) so different from social media platforms in what they can be required to carry. Prelogar said ISPs are “fundamentally different” because they are not engaging in expressive action, rather simply transmitting data to let users access websites.
Kavanaugh followed up, asking with a hint of humor if he could buy into Prelogar’s argument without agreeing to net neutrality.
“You can leave for another day all of the conduit questions that come up in the net neutrality context,” Prelogar said.
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