RFK: ‘I don’t think the government should be involved’ in social media, accuses Biden of censorship

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Tuesday endorsed a Republican-backed lawsuit against the White House over social media censorship, claiming President Biden has also tried to censor social media posts.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two social media lawsuits that claim President Biden illegally forced social media companies to censor accounts they accused of spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.

“I don’t think the government should be involved,” Kennedy told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo on Tuesday. “I’m all for social media sites having consensual programs and processes and community rules, but when the government gets involved and the First Amendment gets involved, things get out of hand,” he said.

“Social media sites should be able to police their sites to remove child pornography that advocates violence, racism, etc.,” he continued. “If the government comes in and tells you what to do, you have a First Amendment issue.”

Kennedy also mentioned his lawsuit against Biden and the White House over censorship.

According to medical experts, the candidate’s social media accounts were used in January 2021 after posting false information claiming that baseball legend Hank Aaron died from complications from the coronavirus vaccine. However, this is not the case.

Kennedy claimed that the White House directed social media sites to restrict his accounts, which they did.he won an injunction The case was heard last month but was put on hold pending Supreme Court action.

The two cases heard by the Supreme Court were brought by the states of Louisiana and Missouri. During Tuesday’s oral hearing, the justices appeared wary of the states’ arguments, with both liberal and conservative lawmakers questioning the specifics of the states’ arguments.

“My greatest concern is that your views, under the First Amendment, are a major drag on the government at its most critical time,” Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson told Louisiana Attorney General Benjamin Aguignaga during arguments. It means that we are doing well,” he said.

A federal judge based in Louisiana originally ordered Biden administration officials last July to communicate with social media companies regarding “removal, deletion, suppression, or abatement” of content containing “protected free speech.” prohibited.

A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals narrowed down the original order in September, but it is clear that administration officials required social media companies to remove certain content under the First Amendment. The consensus was that there was a high possibility that the provisions of the Act were violated.

It is unclear what the Supreme Court will ultimately decide on this issue. The lower court’s decision remains pending pending appeal.