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The first indicator of this was last year when Justice Amy Coney Barrett and joined by Roberts and the lib justices authored a decision that refused to hold the censorship regime to account.

23-411 Murthy v. Missouri (06/26/2024)
Alito ,Thomas ,and Gorsuch objected

Multiple plaintiffs, including epidemiologists, consumer and human rights advocates, academics, and media operators, claimed that various defendants, including numerous federal agencies and officials, have engaged in censorship, targeting conservative-leaning speech on topics such as the 2020 presidential election, COVID-19 origins, mask and vaccine efficacy, and election integrity. The plaintiffs argue that the defendants used public statements and threats of regulatory action, such as reforming Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, to induce social media platforms to suppress content, thereby violating the plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights. The States of Missouri and Louisiana also alleged harm due to the infringement of the free speech rights of their citizens.

Basically they punted saying the plaintiffs had no standing.

Murthy v. Missouri | Oyez

Alito said the government clearly coerced social media the remove content .

SCOTUS' Murthy v. Missouri ruling will live in infamy: Weingarten

Fast forward to Robert's end of the year comments ;a sorta state of SCOTUS statement .

He points out what he calls threats to the independence of the judiciary . He calls those “illegitimate activity” .
They are violence ;intimidation ;disinformation ;and defiance of court decisions.

Disinformation is the one that concerns me .

He writes “the modern disinformation problem is magnified by social media, which provides a ready channel to ‘instantly spread rumor and false information.’”

He calls for extraordinary measures . ......“much more is needed — and on a coordinated, national scale — not only to counter traditional disinformation, but also to confront a new and growing concern from abroad .

He concludes this section by writing"Either way, because these actors distort our judicial system in ways that compromise the public’s confidence in our processes and outcomes, we must as a nation publicize the risks and take all appropriate measures to stop them.”

2024year-endreport.pdf

This is exactly the logic behind the governments around the world's attempts to end free speech. Evidently these 2 "conservative " justices are on board .