Fortune 500 Consultant Sues Facebook, Twitter and Biden After Account Locked for … – Law.com

Facebook, Twitter, President Biden, the Department of Health and Human Services and other defendants were hit with a civil rights lawsuit Tuesday in California Southern District Court over social media posts related to COVID-19. The lawsuit was filed by Tyler & Bursch and Liberty Justice Center on behalf of Justin Hart, whose Facebook account was suspended and Twitter account locked per the platforms’ policies against spreading misinformation about COVID-19. Hart contends that the federal government has been colluding with the social media giants to target and silence dissenting views. Counsel have not yet appeared for the defendants. The case is 3:21-cv-01543, Hart v. Facebook, Inc. et al. This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar, a source for high-speed legal news and litigation updates personalized to your practice. Law.com Radar publishes daily updates on just-filed federal cases like this one. Click here to get started and be first to know about new suits in your region, practice area or client sector. Want to continue reading?Become an ALM Digital Reader for Free! Benefits of a Digital Membership Free access to 1 article* every 30 days Access to the entire ALM network of websites Unlimited access to the ALM suite of newsletters Build custom alerts on any…
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