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With first-of-its-kind law, Colorado officials can now block you on social media

First Amendment advocates are concerned, and a pending U.S. Supreme Court case will likely settle the question.

Colorado state representative Leslie Herod speaks about her friend and colleague Julie McCluskie, before McCluskie is formally elected as speaker of the House, during the opening day of the 74th general assembly of the 2023 Colorado Legislative session on Jan. 9, 2023 in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Colorado state representative Leslie Herod speaks about her friend and colleague Julie McCluskie, before McCluskie is formally elected as speaker of the House, during the opening day of the 74th general assembly of the 2023 Colorado Legislative session on Jan. 9, 2023 in Denver. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post)
Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Elected officials in Colorado can now ban people from their private social media pages for any reason under a bipartisan bill signed into law Monday, a first-of-its-kind statute that's prompted criticism from First Amendment advocates.
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