Federal judge forbids federal agencies from contacting social media sites to censor

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That was lightning fast, and not surprising:


Biden Admin Appeals Injunction Preventing It From Coordinating With Social Media To Suppress Speech

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The Biden administration appealed a preliminary injunction Wednesday issued to prevent federal officials from communicating with social media platforms to censor content containing protected speech.



Western District of Louisiana Judge Terry A. Doughty issued the injunction Tuesday after finding plaintiffs in the free speech lawsuit Missouri v. Biden, Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry and Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, had produced “evidence of a massive effort by Defendants, from the White House to federal agencies, to suppress speech based on its content.” The Biden administration appealed the injunction to the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday.


The injunction prevented federal officials, including those in the Department of Health and Human Services and the FBI, from communicating with social media platforms for “the purpose of urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech.”


Reporter: "Do you disagree with the judge’s ruling that this coordination was a form of censorship that specifically targeted Conservative speech?"


JEAN-PIERRE: "We disagree with the decision."