The cancellation of regular meetings between Meta and U.S. government agencies shows the immediate impact of Tuesday’s order by a Trump-appointed judge. The order is a win for the right in a battle over the role of social media in shaping online speech.
One day after a Louisiana federal judge set limits on the Biden administration’s communications with tech firms, the State Department canceled its regular meeting Wednesday with Facebook officials to discuss 2024 election preparations and hacking threats, according to a person at the company.
The canceled meetings show that the injunction is already affecting government efforts to protect elections, said another person who is familiar with them.When tech companies and State Department officials meet, “They talk about foreign influence, they compare notes, it gives them the opportunity to ask questions about foreign influence they are seeing,” this person said. “State will share Russian narratives, things they are seeing in state media in Russia about U.S. topics.
has argued that it did not violate the First Amendment, but rather used its bully pulpit to promote accurate information in the face of a public health crisis and foreign interference in U.S. elections. “Our view remains that social media platforms have a critical responsibility to take action or to take account of the effects their platforms are having [on] the American people, but make independent choices about the information they present,” she said.Meta, Twitter and Google have declined to comment on the injunction.
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