Steve HermanA federal court in #Louisiana bars parts of the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about broad swaths of content online. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/business/federal-judge-biden-social-media.html
AI6YR Ben@w7voa Gift link here for your followers https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/04/business/federal-judge-biden-social-media.html?unlocked_article_code=ZmOgy8mfIg03wgKUF8ZsEL1yzCSoigeSHC3XhYSFHA1ZnsLq4uLUyw8qo_oJz7sOzroJ1AVi_IJyXYTeBjP59EdIwiHaFifenF3NPA739DwXAkl0JCUkcKGNXDFoZHVXHfJ5qYa_H2Cob8DFAEWotwOm-1-JhXiyg_E-jMgAk4NoeRpufB0N-4-oWac85l0uC_3f5qp_iXUaVyoFPfrttwbslysHXoyFN_f0OEBz0D658WSq1cRZ7U99uRLghTVokB7xOx192Y8mO-wpaEepGUn8iojO-vRZbYXFPt1T76PrKYkiOFguuaMulUcNvln_MxNSKWrs5ct88k6P009CSg6ua4NJW7bxD493&smid=url-share
ML2@w7voa I would be surprised if this survives appeal, though I'd have to check as to what circuit Louisiana is overseen by.
Edit: It's the 5th circuit, it seems. Not good. This will likely be a lengthy mess.
Edit: It's the 5th circuit, it seems. Not good. This will likely be a lengthy mess.
Glenda Smith@w7voa They can still notify about foreign countries attempting to influence elections, but not GOP operatives lying and influencing elections. SMH
Shoq@w7voa Ugh, another victory for the Leonard Leo party.
Judith PakosinskiA federal court in Louisiana on Tuesday barred parts of the Biden administration from communicating with social media platforms about broad swaths of content online, a ruling that could curtail efforts to combat false and misleading narratives about the coronavirus pandemic and other issues.
Government officials have argued they do not have the authority to order posts or entire accounts removed, but they have long cooperated with Big Tech to take action against illegal or harmful material, especially in cases involving criminal activities like child sexual abuse or human trafficking. That has also included regular meetings to share information on, for example, the Islamic State and other terrorist groups.
In the ruling, Judge Terry A. Doughty of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana said that parts of the government, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, could not talk to social media companies for “the purpose of urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech.”
Eeeee Woooo
David Phillips
Pablo Rrrrrrr@w7voa Time to tell those Trump judges to go fuck themselves.
James M.@w7voa as I wrote elsewhere:
By "both-sidesing" basic facts about vaccines, the 2020 election, etc., the GOP is claiming that truth itself is subject to political interpretation, i.e. that truth and facts don't really exist.
History shows us that this is literally a fascist tactic.
James M. (@[email protected])
@[email protected] by "both-sidesing" basic facts about vaccines, the 2020 election, etc., the GOP is claiming that truth itself is subject to political interpretation, i.e. that truth and facts don't really exist. History shows us that this is literally a fascist tactic.
Jimbo@w7voa At what point does the Biden Administration starts telling these judges to go pound sand?
Brandon@w7voa Has the Biden admin tried NOT violating the 1st Amendment?