DOJ unveils social media strategy to handle foreign threats, Bloomberg says

The U.S. Justice Department, DOJ, will not pressure social media companies to remove or block content when the government shares info on foreign threats to national security or elections, following claims platforms were previously coerced, Chris Strohm of Bloomberg reports. The department unveiled policy principles on how national security officials will engage with social media companies while protecting constitutional rights and a website was launched explaining how officials will ensure the First Amendment rights are being protected. Companies in the space include Meta Platforms (META), Google (GOOGL), Snap (SNAP), and Pinterest (PINS).