The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Biden administration might have violated the First Amendment by pressuring social media platforms to remove contentious COVID-19 content.
This decision has ignited discussions about the government’s role in online speech regulation.
The panel of GOP-nominated judges stated that the efforts could be seen as coercion, infringing on free speech rights.
The ruling gives the administration ten days to seek a Supreme Court review.
