A United States federal judge has blocked officials in the administration of President Joe Biden from contacting social media companies about content moderation.In a court filing on Tuesday, Judge Terry Doughty issued the injunction in response to a lawsuit brought by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri. They allege that the government went too far in its efforts to encourage social media platforms to address false information.Doughty wrote that the government’s attempt to limit false claims related to elections and the COVID-19 pandemic “arguably involves the most massive attack against free speech in United States history”.
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