From the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law:

Washington, DC – Today, the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law filed an amicus brief in Murthy v. Missouri in support of social media platforms’ ability to censor harmful disinformation. The brief follows the Lawyers’ Committee’s similar filing last week in Netchoice, LLC v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice, LLC, the Supreme Court cases concerning Texas House Bill 20 and Florida Senate Bill 7072, laws that would vitiate the ability of online businesses to remove content spewing hate and disinformation on their platforms.

In the brief, the Lawyers’ Committee argues that social media companies have an obligation to safeguard elections from disinformation, misinformation and other threats, underscoring the importance of collaboration between these entities to develop and enforce policies that protect the integrity of the electoral process.