aaron schaffer
In an extraordinary ruling that came on July 4th (a federal holiday), a federal judge just blocked Biden administration officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies about protected speech on their platforms https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/07/04/biden-social-lawsuit-missouri-louisiana/
Judge blocks U.S. officials from tech contacts in First Amendment case

The Trump-appointed judge’s move could upend years of efforts to enhance coordination between the government and social media companies.

The Washington Post
Jul 4, 2023 at 5:10pmWeb
Show threadaaron schafferJul 4, 2023

The judge did carve out some exceptions, including for warnings about national security threats or criminal activity

Opinion: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520.293.0.pdf

Ruling: https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520/gov.uscourts.lawd.189520.294.0.pdf

Transcript Order – #663 in In re: Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal., 3:21-md-02981) – CourtListener.com

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Show threadaaron schafferJul 5, 2023
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is facing heightened scrutiny with Doughty's ruling. @timstarks
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/05/cyber-agency-faces-heightened-scrutiny-with-social-media-lawsuit/
Cyber agency faces heightened scrutiny with social media lawsuit

It comes as GOP government officials take action against CISA over its efforts to counter disinformation and misinformation.

The Washington Post
Show threadyasmin v ♿Jul 4, 2023
@aaronjschaffer How is this legal?!?! Just when you think we've reached the lowest point in society with these ridiculous lawsuits, something comes along like this to remind us that we can still go lower. #BadLaw