5th Circuit finds Biden White House, CDC likely violated First Amendment
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The judges wrote that the White House, the Surgeon General, the CDC and the FBI likely “coerced the platforms to make their moderation decisions by way of intimidating messages and threats of adverse consequences.”

The Court upheld many restrictions on the White House and Surgeon General’s office’s contacts with tech companies, finding that they ‘coerced’ platforms’ content decisions

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  • bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    16·
    1 year ago

    The judges wrote that the FBI’s activities were “not limited to purely foreign threats," citing instances where the law enforcement agency “targeted” posts that originated inside the United States, including some that stated incorrect poll hours or mail-in voting procedures.

    What does foreign threats have to do with this. The FBI deals with domestic terrorists. Does this not fall within the FBI’s jurisdiction as well?

      • MasterBuilder@lemmy.one
        8·
        1 year ago

        Free speech does not include subversion of the constitutional right to vote or seditious speech. The judges are clearly partisans. I’ll wager they are Republican appointees.

          • MasterBuilder@lemmy.one
            1·
            1 year ago

            Lying about voting locations and dates aren’t subverting the constitution? Really? So we only have the constitutional right to vote if we can figure out the real times and locations on our own, and giving false information that causes people to be unable to Vote is all just lulz?