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Dec 21 9 tweets 4 min read Read on X
@ProgressChamber has joined an amicus brief, alongside @NetChoice, @ccianet, and @CatoInstitute regarding Murthy v. Missouri (formerly known as Missouri v. Biden) which is now pending before the Supreme Court.

You can read our full brief here:
supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/23/2…
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Murthy is a case that implicates the First Amendment rights of social media platforms and the ability of the government to censor/control how they host content.

washingtonexaminer.com/policy/technol…
Missouri and Louisiana AGs, in their initial case, contended that Biden administration officials violated the First Amendment by pressuring companies like Meta, Twitter/X, and YouTube to suppress content relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A preliminary injunction froze communications between tech companies and the gov't. The Supreme Court stayed the injunction while it considers arguments on whether gov't communications w/ social media led to censorship and if the breadth and terms of the injunction were proper.
Amici take no position in support of either party in this case but holds that "the government may not use informal means to compel speech it could not compel directly."
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The Court must therefore “look through forms” and prohibit even “informal” government action whose “substance” abridges First Amendment freedoms. Image
Amici also posit that when jawboning infringes online speech, the focus for redress must be the government, not coerced providers.

Jawboning refers to the "inappropriate demands made of private actors by government officials."
cato.org/policy-analysi…
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The gov't is solely responsible when it coerces a private party to restrict speech that the gov't itself cannot reach.

Digital service providers forced to follow government direction on editorial decisions suffer a First Amendment injury themselves & must not be held liable.
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It is critical to underscore that a Supreme Court decision in this case can set major precedent concerning digital service providers' freedom of expression and their ability to make decisions about what content they host or remove.

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Dec 19
Settlement details between Google and all State AGs in their App Store suit have been released.

You can read the full settlement here, but lets look the key provisions together:
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
States brought a similar suit as Epic against G but opted for a settlement over going to trial.

Judge Donato urged, albeit unsuccessfully, Epic and G to seriously discuss settlement. It'll be interesting to see how/if the States' deal influences remedy proceedings going forward.
So what is G on the hook for? First, let's talk 💰

G will pay $700M that will be broken down as follows:
- $629M will go to users who have a claim
- $1M will be reserved to settle administrative costs
- $30M will go to States to be used at their discretion Image
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