Biden Administration Officials Are Blocked , From Communicating With Social Media Companies.
On Jul 4, U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty
sided with Republican states in a lawsuit alleging
that the government has exceeded its authority
by censoring certain content online, CNN reports.
Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.
Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.
Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.
Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.
They have been barred from asking social media companies to remove "content containing protected free speech" in their efforts to fight COVID disinformation, among other things.
They are blocked from , "specifically flagging content or posts on social-media platforms and/or forwarding such to social-media companies urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner for removal, deletion, suppression or reduction of content containing protected free speech.".
The social media companies "include Facebook/Meta, Twitter, YouTube/Google, WhatsApp, Instagram, WeChat, TikTok" and more.
However, the government can still engage with the companies to fight illegal activity and address national security threats.
The DOJ is "reviewing the court's injunction and will evaluate its options in this case," a White House spokesperson said.
This Administration has promoted
responsible actions to protect public health, safety, and security when confronted by challenges like a deadly pandemic and
foreign attacks on our elections. , White House official, via CNN.
Our consistent view remains that
social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take account of the effects their platforms are having on the American people, but make independent choices
about the information they present, White House official, via CNN