The DOJ’s proposal targets the second type of immunity as well. It would effectively open platforms to legal action if they take down posts simply because they find them objectionable. “That is basically telling a private company it could face all kinds of crackdowns if it doesn’t participate in certain kinds of speech,” said Siva Vaidhyanathan, professor of media studies at University of Virginia. A social media platform would be shielded from legal challenge if it took down unlawful posts, or posts promoting terrorism, but could be sued if it wanted to take down something that was racist or ...