Supreme Court Rules with Biden Administration in Social Media Case

WASHINGTON, June 26, 2024 – The Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the government can ask social media companies to take down misleading content, reversing a Fifth Circuit decision.

The case was brought by two states, Missouri and Louisiana, and a group of social media users, including the founder of the far-right news site The Gateway Pundit. They alleged that in 2021 and 2022, the Biden administration coerced social media platforms like Facebook and X (called Twitter at the time) into taking down COVID and election misinformation, in violation of the First Amendment.