A decisão de um tribunal de primeira instância no caso Murthy v Missouri, relacionado com desinformação sobre a Covid-19, foi anulada pelo Supremo Tribunal dos Estados Unidos. Em ano de eleições no país, a decisão permite à administração Biden abordar as plataformas de media sociais para a remoção do que considera desinformação.

The Supreme Court hands an embarrassing defeat to America’s Trumpiest court: No, MAGA judges don’t get to decide what the Biden administration is allowed to say.

US supreme court allows government to request removal of misinformation on social media: Although many of the arguments in the case centered on how governments and platforms interact with free speech online, the ruling focused more on procedural issues and a lack of legal grounds to bring the case.

Supreme Court Rejects Conspiracy Theory Behind Murthy v Missouri: Murthy centered around whether the Biden administration violated the First Amendment in its efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19 misinformation online. In July 2021, after US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy COVID-19 misinformation a threat to public health, President Biden told reporters that “the only pandemic we have is among the unvaccinated.” He blamed Facebook for circulating and promoting COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy, saying publicly, “They’re killing people.” Behind the scenes, Biden’s team and other federal agencies, like the Centers for Disease Control, were directly communicating with platform executives about content that they perceived as harmful to public health.

The Supreme Court sides with Biden administration in social media ‘jawboning’ case: The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Biden administration in a case concerning whether the government’s efforts to pressure tech platforms to moderate users’ content—a practice often called “jawboning”—violated the First Amendment.

A Jawboning Executive Order for Day One of a New Administration: The Supreme Court resolved the Murthy case on standing grounds rather than tackling jawboning head on, so government employees still lack clear guidance on how they should communicate with tech companies.

Murthy’s out. No standing.

act.: Supreme Court decision can’t defrost chilling effect on disinformation research, experts warn: Even with the court’s decision, the legal battles have already had a detrimental impact on the broader ecosystem’s ability to study and respond to disinformation.

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