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Law’s Andrew Geronimo discussed the role of social media in free speech

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Digital Trends: Andrew Geronimo, lecturer of law and director of the First Amendment Clinic, discussed the role of social media in providing a virtual town square for free speech. “It’s not a social media platform’s job to host all speech,” Geronimo said. “Every social media company has its own editorial interests based in cultivating their own userbase.”