The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Biden administration some additional breathing room by extending a hold on a lower court ruling that had forbidden the White House and FBI from pressuring social media companies to censor Americans' posts.
‘Censorship enterprise’: Two state attorneys general have filed a lawsuit against more than 50 federal government officials, saying that they “threatened, cajoled and colluded” with social media companies to silence online speech. The Supreme Court on Friday gave the Biden administration some additional breathing room by extending a hold on a lower court ruling that had forbidden the White House and FBI from pressuring social media companies to censor Americans’ posts.
The case developed into a significant test of government power and social media after U.S. District Judge Terry A. Doughty delivered a serious legal spanking to the administration, finding that the government engaged in a “widespread censorship campaign” to enlist social media to suppress opposing views on the coronavirus pandemic and the 2020 presidential election.
Judge Doughty, in his initial July 4 injunction, had singled out the White House, the surgeon general, the Health and Human Services Department, the State Department, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Census Bureau, the Homeland Security Department’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the FBI.
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