The Biden administration violated the First Amendment by trying to 'coerce' social media platforms to remove coronavirus content it found problematic, a federal court of appeals ruled.
The ruling said the administration"coerced the platforms to make their moderation decisions by way of intimidating messages and threats of adverse consequences" and"significantly encouraged the platforms’ decisions by commandeering their decision-making processes, both in violation of the First Amendment," according to the Washington Post.
The 5th circuit also called U.S. District Court Judge Terry A. Doughty's injunction"overbroad" because it prohibited the administration from"engaging in legal conduct." Doughty was nominated by Trump. It added,"Nine of the preliminary injunction’s ten prohibitions risk doing just that. Moreover, many of the provisions are duplicative of each other and thus unnecessary." The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and the State Department were removed from the order.
"This Administration has promoted responsible actions to protect public health, safety, and security when confronted by challenges like a deadly pandemic and foreign attacks on our elections," a White House official spokesperson told the Washington Post.
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