A judge has issued a temporary injunction blocking the Biden administration and other federal officials from communicating with social media companies. This case could have significant implications. The Washington Post reports that a Trump-appointed judge granted a temporary injunction to the state attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri. Last year, these two Republican lawyers sued President Joe Biden, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, and other top government officials, accusing them of colluding with Meta, Twitter, and YouTube to remove “truthful information” about the COVID-19 lab leak theory, the 2020 election, and other topics.
While Judge Terry A. Doughty has not yet made a final ruling, he stated in his order that the Republican attorneys general presented evidence of a concerted effort by the defendants, from the White House to federal agencies, to suppress speech based on its content. The order grants some…
2023-07-04 14:25:54
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