In a ruling in the case brought by the New Orleans-based Fifth Circuit Court, the panel ruled that social media platforms cannot be compelled to remove posts that the government does not like.
However, the court took issue with broader language in the order, which was issued by a federal judge in Louisiana on July 4 and bars several government agencies from reaching out to platforms like Facebook and X (which used to be Twitter) to request that content be removed.
The appeals court’s watered-down order also does not immediately take effect. The administration now has 10 days to file an appeal with the Supreme Court.
Friday’s decision came in a case brought in northeast Louisiana, which alleged that administration officials pressured platforms to remove content under threats of anti-trust action or federal law changes that protect platforms from lawsuits over user-generated content.
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