The injunction issued on Tuesday barred government agencies from talking to social media companies. Read more at straitstimes.com.
restricting some agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies to moderate their content, according to a court filing.
The lawsuit, brought by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, alleged that US government officials went too far in efforts to encourage social media companies to address posts they worried could contribute to vaccine hesitancy during the Covid-19 pandemic or upend elections. Judge Terry Doughty, in an order filed with the US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana, made some exceptions for communications between government officials and the companies, including to warn about risks to national security and about criminal activity.
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