Fifth Circuit Allows Biden Admin to Continue Social Media Contacts

A federal judge’s order preventing the government from communicating with social media companies in the censorship-by-proxy case remains blocked.

“Equal Justice Under Law” engraving above entrance to U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, on Oct. 3, 2016. Bob Korn/Shutterstock

Federal agencies accused of pressuring social media companies to remove users’ content will remain free to contact those companies for the time being because the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit has temporarily stayed a judge’s order forbidding them from making contact.

The heavily litigated case remains pending before the 5th Circuit. At the same time, a Supreme Court order blocking the judge’s order remained in effect as of press time late on Sept. 27.