Judge refuses to put hold on order limiting Biden administration contact with social media companies

A federal judge in Louisiana has refused to put a temporary hold on his own order limiting Biden administration contacts with social media companies. Administration attorneys had asked the Trump-appointed judge to stay his own order, which restricts the Department of Health and Human Services, the FBI and other agencies and administration officials from contacting social media companies for the purpose of removing content it deems misinformation. The judge's order came from a lawsuit filed by Republican attorneys general in Louisiana and Missouri claiming the Biden administration censored free speech by pressuring companies to remove what it deemed misinformation on COVID-19 and other topics.