The court overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts between government officials and social media companies on a wide range of issues.

The Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out claims that the Biden administration unlawfully coerced social media companies into removing contentious content.

In reaching its conclusion, the court overturned an injunction that would have limited contacts between government officials and social media companies on a wide range of issues if allowed to go into effect. The Supreme Court had previously put the injunction on hold.

The court on a 6-3 vote found that plaintiffs did not have standing to sue.

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    4 months ago

    The state saying “you know you really should do something about this” is inherently coercive.

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      4 months ago

      For individuals, particularly those without piles of cash, you’re probably right.

      For large corporations and the owner class, though? Eh, that’s not so true. Being able to fund an army of lawyers means knowing exactly when you can tell the government to get fucked and being able to fight about it if the government wants to.

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      4 months ago

      I think bi-partisan challenging of opinion pieces containing verifiable falsehoods is a pretty healthy idea for the public.