According to a poll from the Campaign for Free Speech, 59 percent of those between the ages of 18 and 34 said that the First Amendment should be updated to curtail “hate speech” and to “reflect the cultural norms of today.” More than six in ten people in that age bracket agreed that the government should have the ability to “take action against newspapers and TV stations that publish content that is biased, inflammatory, or false.” More than six in ten also agreed that universities and social media should restrict speech that has the “potential to be hurtful or offensive.”20 Social media
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