The Biden Department of Justice (DOJ) is appealing the federal court injunction barring them and other US. government agencies from colluding with social media to suppress protected free speech.
Biden DOJ to appeal federal ruling on Big Tech collusion | New York Post | Victor Nava:
July 5, 2023 - "The Justice Department will appeal a federal court ruling that blocked Biden administration officials from contacting social media companies because of collusion concerns, court documents show. US District Court Judge Terry Doughty, a Trump appointee, ruled Tuesday that the White House likely violated the First Amendment by flagging content for Big Tech companies to scrub during the COVID-19 pandemic.
"'Pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 3(a), all Defendants hereby appeal, to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the Court’s July 4, 2023 Preliminary Injunction Order,' read a notice of appeal filed Wednesday by Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton and Federal Programs Branch Special Counsel Joshua Gardner.
"Doughty concluded that the plaintiffs, led by the states of Missouri and Louisiana, were likely to succeed in their lawsuit against the federal government and issued a preliminary injunction limiting dozens of Biden administration officials from attempting to coordinate with social media giants to remove content.
"White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters on Wednesday that the administration 'certainly disagree with this decision'....'
Our view remains that social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take action or to take account of the effects of their platforms are having to the American people but make independent choices about the information they present. They are a private, as you know, entity, and it is their responsibility to — you know, to act accordingly. And so, we’re going to continue to be responsible in that way”
Read more: https://nypost.com/2023/07/05/biden-doj-to-appeal-big-tech-collusion-ruling/
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