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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  • MasterBuilder@lemmy.one
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    10 months ago

    One where Republicans block all Democrat court appointments, then push through their candidates at high speed when Republicans are in control.

    What I can’t figure out is why the Democrats can’t use similar tactics successfully. This is how we got a Republican Supreme Court.

    Somehow they were able to stonewall Obama’s nominees for over a year, then pushed through conservative appointees fast enough to give us whiplash - legal problems be damned.