The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case that could determine how far the federal government can go to convince social media sites to curtail or remove misinformation about health, safety and other issues of public concern.
The Justice Department has asked the justices to overturn a ruling last year from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit that would sharply limit the government’s ability to communicate with internet giants like Meta, Google and X, the company formerly known as Twitter.
Agencies communicated with those companies during the Trump and Biden administrations about posts related to the COVID-19 pandemic; the laptop of Hunter Biden, President Joe Biden’s son; and other issues.
