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The United States Supreme Court sided with the Biden administration Wednesday in a dispute with Republican-led states over the White House's communications with social media sites to remove false or misleading posts from their platforms.
In 2022, the Biden administration contacted social media companies such as Facebook and YouTube and asked them to take down misleading information, particularly about the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 presidential election. The White House argued that if the companies see misinformation with issues of national security or misinforming the general public, they should be able to step in and ask these companies to remove information that could potentially be detrimental.
However, the attorneys general of Louisiana and Missouri sued the Biden administration, arguing that it should be up to social media sites — as private companies — to determine what content and opinions are allowed on their platforms. The attorneys general also accused the Biden administration of working with social media companies to silence conservative viewpoints online.
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