Judge blocks US officials from communicating with social media companies

July 6, 2023

By Kanishka Singh

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. federal judge on Tuesday blocked key Biden administration agencies and officials from meeting and communicating with social media companies, the Washington Posted reported.

Judge blocks US officials from communicating with social media companies — A general view of the White House, where U.S. President Joe Biden cancelled his public schedule Monday after undergoing a root canal dental procedure at the White House in Washington, U.S. June 12, 2023. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

The injunction came in response to a lawsuit brought by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri, who allege that government officials went too far in their efforts to encourage social media companies to address posts that they worried could contribute to vaccine hesitancy during the COVID-19 pandemic or upend elections, the newspaper said.