CNN —The Supreme Court on Monday appeared deeply skeptical of arguments by two conservative states that the First Amendment bars the government from pressuring social media platforms to remove online misinformation.
Louisiana and Missouri accused the Biden administration of a sweeping censorship campaign conducted through emailed and other communications with social media platforms.
Barrett asked: Could the FBI not call the social media sites and encourage them to take such posts down?
Fletcher pointed to the context of the communication between the Biden administration and the social media companies.
That is Congress’ role, he said, challenging claims that the administration has issued credible threats against social media that could support a coercion argument.
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