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> then at least in the context of banning African-American content, there's specific federal law they'd be tripping over

which specific federal law would that be? I can't think of any law protecting content about specific groups

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Depending on how you turn your head and squint, Title II of the Civil Rights Act (assuming we can interpret Facebook as a public accommodation engaging in interstate commerce).

... though it's unclear whether it's more of a private club.

Title II's definition of public accommodation is limited to "any inn, hotel, motel, or other establishment which provides lodging to transient guests"

I was looking at (3) "...or other place of exhibition or entertainment." But still: lots of head-turning and squinting, so may not apply.

The ADA expands it substantially.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/12181

The ADA definition of a public accommodation only applies in the application of the ADA, not the Civil Rights Act.

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