TECH - Biden Administration Can Continue To Request Social Media Post Removals Rules Supreme Court: 'This Work Can Continue As The Country Faces Ongoing Threats' | Benzinga
The Supreme Court has supported the Joe Biden administration’s right to liaise with social media companies for the removal of posts considered as misinformation.
What Happened: The Supreme Court justices voted 6-3 to overturn restrictions on the White House and several federal agencies’ interactions with social media platforms, reported Bloomberg on Wednesday.
These restrictions, previously enforced by a federal appeals court, contended that government officials had unconstitutionally pressured platforms into removing posts about the pandemic and the 2020 election.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett, representing the high court, stated that the challengers – two states and five residents – lacked legal standing to pursue their lawsuit against the federal government. The challengers failed to establish “any concrete link between their injuries and the ...