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Following the Supreme Court\u2019s hearing of oral arguments for the Murthy v. Missouri case, where the Missouri attorney general is claiming the Biden administration violated the First Amendment to censor speech on social media, Jackson said officials have a duty to censor speech.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy biggest concern is that your view is that you have the First Amendment hamstringing the government in significant ways in the most important time periods,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cI mean, what would you have the government do?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSo I guess, some might say that the government actually has a duty to take steps to protect the citizens of this country and you seem to be suggesting that that duty cannot manifest itself in the government encouraging, or even pressuring platforms to take down harmful information,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
\nJustice Ketanji Brown Jackson argues on behalf of the government \u201cencouraging or even pressuring platforms to take down harmful information\u201d online. pic.twitter.com\/H4IiUrLVDy<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 The Post Millennial (@TPostMillennial) March 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Justice Samuel Alito, however, suggested the government should not be involved in speech moderation.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen I see the White House and Federal officials repeatedly saying that Facebook and the Federal government should be partners\u2026 There are regular meetings, there is constant pestering of Facebook and some of the other platforms\u2026 Wow, I cannot imagine Federal officials taking that approach to print media.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\ud83d\udea8 Happening NOW: Murthy v. Missouri\u2014SCOTUS hears arguments on US govt collusion with social media platforms to censor online speech. <\/p>\n
A US judge has called this case “the most massive attack against free speech in United States’ history.”<\/p>\n
Alito: “When I see the White House and\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5lp6wtWb2j<\/a><\/p>\n
\u2014 System Update (@SystemUpdate_) March 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) wrote on social media that the case is the \u201cmost consequential free speech case in U.S. history.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, SCOTUS heard Murthy v. Missouri, the most consequential free speech case in U.S. history. This isn\u2019t just about social media companies; it\u2019s a critical examination of government overreach,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThe Biden administration and FBI\u2019s efforts to influence Big Tech into silencing dissent tramples on the 1st Amendment. Our focus must be on preventing government censorship, not compelling private entities to act as censors. This case could redefine our free speech.\u201d<\/p>\n
\nToday, SCOTUS heard Murthy v. Missouri, the most consequential free speech case in U.S. history. This isn’t just about social media companies; it’s a critical examination of government overreach. The Biden administration and FBI’s efforts to influence Big Tech into silencing\u2026<\/p>\n
\u2014 Rand Paul (@RandPaul) March 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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