Federal Trade Commissioner Lina Khan and others who support a return to the “big is bad” era of antitrust enforcement have been labeled “Neo-Brandeisians” after progressive hero Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis. Unfortunately, while he clearly influenced Khan’s approach to antitrust enforcement, her views on the First Amendment are nowhere near those of Brandeis, who was a champion of free speech.
Khan’s disregard for free speech is demonstrated by the FTC’s “request for information” from social media company Twitter. The request centered on “The Twitter Files”, the recently released communications between Twitter employees and employees of various governmental agencies. These communications revealed what many have long suspected: government agents are violating the First Amendment by working to get American citizens censored on social media platforms.
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