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Supreme Court halts ruling that blocked White House pressure on social media companies
- The Biden administration is asking the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling that forbade the White House and FBI from coercing social media platforms to take down content they don't like, following a case that exposed the government's efforts to control social media messaging.
- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the government's actions crossed the line into coercion and illegal censorship of Americans' viewpoints, finding that the efforts to control social media messaging violated the First Amendment.
- While the administration claims it was persuading, not coercing, the Fifth Circuit's injunction prohibits the government from significantly encouraging or coercing social media companies to censor speech.
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Biden Admin Asks SCOTUS To Pause Appeals Court Ruling Blocking It From Encouraging Social Media Censorship
The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to freeze an appeals court ruling blocking it from coercing or encouraging social media companies to censor speech.
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Biden Admin Asks SCOTUS To Pause Appeals Court Ruling Blocking It From Encouraging Social Media Censorship
by Katelynn Richardson at CDN - The Biden administration asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to freeze an appeals court ruling blocking it from coercing or encouraging social media companies to censor speech. The Fifth Circuit found Friday that the White House, Surgeon General, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the FBI violated the First … Click to read the rest HERE-> Biden Admin Asks SCOTUS To Pause Appeals Court Ruling Blocking…
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