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U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here’s what it means

Author:     Laurel Wamsley and Shannon Bond
Source:     npr
Publication Date:     July 5, 2023 | 7:20 PM ET
Link: U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here’s what it means
Stephan:  

A Republican judge has given the Republican Party and the oligarchs that fund and control it what they have sought. They can weaponize disinformation in any way they wish to manipulate the MAGAt world. If this judgment stands, and it is being appealed and will almost certainly end up being validated by the christofascist cabal that controls the Supreme Court, the United States will become a nation of strategic dishonesty

The government’s ability to fight disinformation online has suffered a legal setback that experts say will have a chilling effect on communications between federal agencies and social media companies.

A Tuesday ruling by a federal district judge in Louisiana could have far-reaching consequences for the government’s ability to work with Facebook and other social media giants to address false and misleading claims about COVID, vaccines, voting, and other issues that could undermine public health and erode confidence in election results.

District Court Judge Terry Doughty, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that bars several federal departments and agencies from various interactions with social media companies.

On Wednesday, the Justice Department filed a notice that it will appeal the injunction with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. The government also expects to ask the court to stay the district judge’s decision, meaning it would not go into effect while the appeal is heard.

What is this lawsuit about?

The case, brought by the Republican attorneys general of Missouri and Louisiana, addresses what has become […]

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1 Comment

  1. Albus Eddie on Tuesday, July 11, 2023 at 6:00 am

    It will become increasingly hard to differentiate fact from fiction, and this is by design. It is imperative to seek out trusted sources of information that can be cooperated by facts. Locating those facts will be obscured by systemic processes both governmental and non-governmental. If legacy media does not challenge power to will become increasingly irrelevant.