SCOTUS allows government to request removal of misinformation on social media, Court strikes down a lower court ruling 6-3, permitting government to call on platforms to remove falsehoods

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SCOTUS SCOTUS allows government to request removal of misinformation on social media, Court strikes down a lower court ruling 6-3, permitting government to call on platforms to remove falsehoods (www.theguardian.com)

I don't think this was a good ruling. The conservative judges are in the minority opinion.

The US supreme court has struck down a lower court ruling in the case of Murthy v Missouri, finding that the government’s communications with social media platforms about Covid-19 misinformation did not violate the first amendment. The court’s decision permits the government to call on tech companies to remove falsehoods and establishes boundaries around free speech online.

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I don't think this was a good ruling. The conservative judges are in the minority opinion. >The US supreme court has struck down a lower court ruling in the case of Murthy v Missouri, finding that the government’s communications with social media platforms about Covid-19 misinformation did not violate the first amendment. The court’s decision permits the government to call on tech companies to remove falsehoods and establishes boundaries around free speech online. [Archive](https://archive.today/UuShn)

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When it was all proven that, yes indeed, the gov can phone up zuck, and tell him whose accounts they need to be removed. SCOTUS comes around and affirms, yup, it's all okay.

It's not any question that this is happening, it's just been made legal.

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