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There was 100%, clear, and explicit threat of legal action:

https://twitter.com/AGAndrewBailey/status/167664657087005491...

You should read the order before you comment on something like this.




Okay, let’s dig into that one. The tweet quotes the court ruling, which says “Psaki publicly reminded Facebook and other social-media platforms of the threat of ‘legal consequences’ if they do not censor misinformation more aggressively.”

But that quote isn’t accurate. The second direct quote in the ruling is there; “legal consequences” is not[1].

I read the whole thing. I don’t think she came close to threatening legal action at any point. So what are we to make of this? I can’t come to any conclusion other than that the judge’s political bias led him to be sloppy about the evidence and misquote government officials in order to bolster his case.

1: https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/press-briefings/202...




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