nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3 89S7|||Justice Clarence Thomas Takes Aims At Tech And Its Power ‘To Cut Off Speech’||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||The Supreme Court justice said social media companies are “sufficiently akin” public utilities and should be “regulated in this manner.”

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Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas issued a concurrence in a case over Trumps Twitter account in which Thomas suggested that social media companies should be regulated like public utilities.

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Justice Clarence Thomas Takes Aims At Tech And Its Power ‘To Cut Off Speech’

The Supreme Court justice said social media companies are “sufficiently akin” public utilities and should be “regulated in this manner.”