In an interview with CNBC last week, the CEO of WK Kellogg Co., Gary Pilnick, said his company was aiming more advertising at cash-strapped American families for whom a bowl of cereal might be a more affordable choice at dinnertime. Despite continuing high inflation and the high cost of groceries, however, some commentators have criticized the message as insensitive.
Meanwhile, U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday expressed reservations about Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas meant to restrict the power of social media companies to curb content that the platforms deem objectionable—but signaled they may not be ready to block them in their entirety.
During nearly four hours of arguments in the cases, the justices expressed concern that the laws could undermine the editorial discretion of the platforms in violation of free-speech protections. But they also indicated they might permit the laws to regulate certain non-expressive internet services such as the provision of email, direct messaging, or car-sharing.
