Meta Dismisses CHD Censorship Case

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RFK Jr’s anti-vaccine group can’t sue Meta for agreeing with CDC, judge rules

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An anti-vaccine group has failed to convince a court that Meta acted as a state agent in censoring its posts and ads on Facebook and Instagram .

The Children's Health Defense , founded by Robert F. Kennedy Jr , filed the complaint in 2020 , arguing that Meta colluded with government officials to censor protected speech.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Eric Miller denied CHD 's request for relief.

Miller wrote that Meta 's right to censor views that the platforms find "distasteful" is protected by First Amendment .

The majority agreed that while Section 230 immunity "is undoubtedly a significant benefit to companies like Meta ," lawmakers' threats to weaken Section 230 did not suggest that Meta 's anti-vaccine policy was coerced state action.

Miller wrote that applying the state-action doctrine promotes individual liberty by keeping the Government 's hands away from "the tempting levers of censorship".

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