"Appeals court temporarily halts Biden administration's communication with social media companies, raising concerns about combating election disinformation"

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a controversial order that would have prohibited the Biden administration from communicating with social media companies. The order, issued by US District Judge Terry Doughty in Louisiana, was part of a lawsuit accusing the administration of silencing conservatives by pressuring social media platforms to remove content containing protected free speech. The Justice Department has appealed the ruling, and the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has expedited the appeal while blocking the order in the meantime.