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Twitter backed by media organizations in appeal of US case against Texas investigation

( July 23, 2021, 18:48 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Any government effort to force what it deems to be viewpoint neutrality on a communications platform carries the temptation to compel platforms to carry speech perceived as favorable to the government or, at the very least, speech that platforms would not otherwise carry, according to the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Media Law Resource Center. The organizations filed a brief urging the US Ninth Circuit to overturn a denial of Twitter’s request for an injunction against an investigation by the Texas attorney general. “As such, these efforts pose a profound threat to First Amendment guarantees, including a free and unfettered press,” they said.See document  below. ...

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