Supreme Court Blocks Order Forbidding Biden Administration Officials From Meddling in Social Media Content Decisions

An appeals court ruling last week suggests there is ample evidence that government officials sought to suppress content on Facebook and elsewhere in violation of Americans’ First Amendment rights.

AP/Richard Drew, file
Facebook's logo at the Nasdaq MarketSite at Times Square. Officials who threatened Facebook, Twitter, and Google with consequences if they failed to comply with censorial orders knew their issuances were unconstitutional. They did it anyway. AP/Richard Drew, file

The Biden administration Thursday asked the Supreme Court to overrule a lower court ruling that prevents some of its officials from communicating with social media platforms over concerns that their interference in the platforms’ content moderation efforts amounts to an unlawful infringement on Americans’ First Amendment rights.

Associate Justice Samuel Alito immediately granted the request, putting the lower court’s decision on hold until at least September 22.

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