> The 1st Ammendment may make banning social media companies impossible. It's also possible that allowing Chinese social media companies in the West
The "west" does not consist solely of the USA. Not even most of North America has first amendment protections, and Europe most certainly does not.
Further it's not obvious that "freedom of speech" is even a defence if the US government has decided you shouldn't exist - look at Mega or The Pirate Bay for examples to the contrary.
> look at Mega or The Pirate Bay for examples to the contrary.
I personally don't consider those to be examples 1st Amendment violations. It's almost all people claiming an entitlement to free entertainment, nothing more.
Copyright law may be broken in the digital age, and manipulated by private interests at the expense of the public domain, and deserve reform, or maybe even civil disobedience.
But nothing about that situation prevents anyone from making and posting media critiquing the government, or of generating political support for reform, and running on a platform promising to enact that reform. That's what the 1st Amendment is designed to protect above all.
The "west" does not consist solely of the USA. Not even most of North America has first amendment protections, and Europe most certainly does not.
Further it's not obvious that "freedom of speech" is even a defence if the US government has decided you shouldn't exist - look at Mega or The Pirate Bay for examples to the contrary.