CDC’s days of illegally blocking users on X (Twitter) are numbered. ICAN is proud to announce that it is supporting a lawsuit that was filed yesterday against HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra and CDC Director Mandy Cohen for unconstitutionally blocking Americans on CDC’s official X account.
ICAN’s attorneys filed the lawsuit on behalf of @TexasLindsay_ who is often critical of CDC policies on X. In retaliation, CDC’s official X account blocked her account, preventing her from viewing or commenting on any further updates posted by CDC.
Blocking citizens from an official government social media account in order to exclude or suppress their ability to express their viewpoint is a blatant violation of the First Amendment.
The complaint asks the court to order CDC to unblock and declare that CDC violated the First Amendment. This litigation is aimed to protect all Americans who have been illegally blocked by CDC. We will keep you posted as this important lawsuit progresses.
