Biden Administration Officials Are Blocked , From Communicating With Social Media Companies.<br />On Jul 4, U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty <br />sided with Republican states in a lawsuit alleging <br />that the government has exceeded its authority <br />by censoring certain content online, CNN reports.<br />Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.<br />Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.<br />Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.<br />Agencies and individuals that are affected include the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC, DOJ, FBI, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy and more.<br />They have been barred from asking social media companies to remove "content containing protected free speech" in their efforts to fight COVID disinformation, among other things.<br />They are blocked from , "specifically flagging content or posts on social-media platforms and/or forwarding such to social-media companies urging, encouraging, pressuring, or inducing in any manner for removal, deletion, suppression or reduction of content containing protected free speech.".<br />The social media companies "include Facebook/Meta, Twitter, YouTube/Google, WhatsApp, Instagram, WeChat, TikTok" and more.<br />However, the government can still engage with the companies to fight illegal activity and address national security threats.<br />The DOJ is "reviewing the court's injunction and will evaluate its options in this case," a White House spokesperson said.<br />This Administration has promoted <br />responsible actions to protect public health, safety, and security when confronted by challenges like a deadly pandemic and <br />foreign attacks on our elections. , White House official, via CNN.<br />Our consistent view remains that <br />social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take account of the effects their platforms are having on the American people, but make independent choices <br />about the information they present, White House official, via CNN
