Posted on 06/26/2024 7:25:23 AM PDT by Coronal
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out claims that the Biden administration unlawfully coerced social media companies into removing contentious content.
In reaching its conclusion, the court overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts between government officials and social media companies on a wide range of issues if allowed to go into effect. The Supreme Court had previously put the injunction on hold.
The New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals later narrowed the scope of Doughty’s injunction. But the appeals court still required the White House, the FBI and top health officials not to “coerce or significantly encourage” social media companies to remove content the Biden administration considered misinformation. The court on a 6-3 vote found that plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.
The Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, along with five social media users, filed the underlying lawsuit alleging that U.S. government officials went too far in putting pressure on platforms to moderate content. The individual plaintiffs include Covid lockdown opponents and Jim Hoft, the owner of the right-wing website Gateway Pundit.
The lawsuit included various claims relating to activities that occurred in 2020 and before, including efforts to deter the spread of false information about Covid and the presidential election. Donald Trump was president at the time, but the district court ruling focused on actions taken by the government after President Joe Biden took office in January 2021.
In July last year, Louisiana-based U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty barred officials from “communication of any kind with social-media companies urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech.”
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Doing the deep state’s bidding.
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Right, and it was probably done VOLUNTARILY. And while I might not like it, this is probably the correct conclusion.
We all know the SM companies are run by leftists.
Everyone knows this happened.
Proving it is another thing.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out claims that the Biden administration unlawfully coerced social media companies into removing contentious content.
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Actually Social Media companies were all too eager and happy to remove contentious content.
The Biden administration hardly need ask.
Headline is false. Standing was the issue and the plaintiff’s were all lumped under same umbrella.
As if any "suggestion" by the federal government...an entity which has total regulatory power over Big Tech....could ever not be coercive! If you believe that, I've got some swampland you might want to buy.
Don’t know what happened. Try this.
There’s AM, FM and shortwave broadcasting technology.
Correct
I hate to say it, but it’s likely the correct conclusion.
I doubt very much that the White House had to put much pressure, if any, on the SM companies to run cover for them. They’re all in the same globalist boat.
It’s up to these private companies as to whether or not they want to adhere to and fight for freedom of speech principals. Musk does. These leftist companies went along with the comrades.
that link works
Terrible decision. Basically it’s unclear who, if anyone, has standing to sue when the gov jawbones a media outlet to stifle criticism, and it ignores the mountain of evidence presented showing censorship, as Alito points out.
“Standing.”
The ultimate in lawfare. Even if you have evidence, you don’t have a right to show it . . .
the FBI did the coercing on the behest of the oligarchy currently in control.
Hopefully we can still find someone who was banned as a direct results of government influence and they would have standing.
Again, Barret & Kavanaugh, the two “conservative” bleeding-heart wimp noodles that can’t see what’s driving the sinister agenda put right in front of their eyes. Shameful lot.
One can buy a $50 projector at Walmart and project Trump videos on your garage door after it gets dark.
“Everyone knows this happened.
Proving it is another thing.”
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THIS!
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