A federal judge has ordered the Biden administration to halt its communications with social media companies, stating that the administration violated the First Amendment by colluding with these platforms to suppress disfavored speakers and content. Judge Terry Doughty granted a preliminary injunction that imposes limits on various government agencies and officials, prohibiting them from pressuring or inducing social media companies to remove or suppress content containing protected free speech. The ruling also bars the government from coordinating with third-party groups to pressure these platforms. Exceptions are made for criminal activity and speech that isn’t protected by the First Amendment. Critics argue that the ruling is broad and intends to hinder government contact with social media platforms.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2023/07/judge-rules-white-house-pressured-social-networks-to-suppress-free-speech/