This decision is considered necessary for the country and the administration of the White House and President Joe Biden, a few months before the presidential elections.
The US Supreme Court ruled today that the White House and federal agencies may continue requests to social media platforms to remove content that may contain “misinformation.”
This decision is considered necessary for the country and the administration of the White House and President Joe Biden, just months before the presidential elections.
The Supreme Court, by a vote of six to three, rejected the Republican-led effort to significantly limit this capacity and rejected the petition filed by the states of Missouri and Louisiana, as well as several social media users, who filed a petition in which the administration accused Biden of violating the First Amendment (on freedom of expression). ).
The hearing in this case was held in March, and was subject to online freedom of expression rules and the scope of government measures to combat controversial posts on social media on topics such as Covid-19 and the election.
The court ultimately ruled that states and social media users who challenged the Biden administration had no legal standing to pursue the challenge.
In the United States, there are no regulations that specifically regulate the limits of freedom of expression. In this sense, and given the absence of legislation, the Supreme Court plays an increasingly important role in this area.
