Children's Health Defense v. Meta Platforms, Inc.

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEFENSE, No. 21-16210 a Georgia non-profit organization, D.C. No. Plaintiff-Appellant, 3:20-cv-05787-SI v.

META PLATFORMS, INC., a OPINION Delaware corporation; MARK ZUCKERBERG, a California resident;

THE POYNTER INSTITUTE FOR

MEDIA STUDIES, INC., a Florida corporation; SCIENCE FEEDBACK, a French corporation,

Defendants-Appellees.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Susan Illston, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted May 17, 2022 Pasadena, California

Filed August 9, 2024 CHILDREN’S HEALTH DEF. V. META PLATFORMS, INC.

Before: Eric D. Miller and Daniel P. Collins, Circuit Judges, and Edward R. Korman, * District Judge.

Opinion by Judge Miller; Partial Concurrence and Partial Dissent by Judge Collins

SUMMARY **

First Amendment/Social Media

The panel affirmed the district court’s dismissal of a complaint brought by the nonprofit advocacy organization Children’s Health Defense (CHD) against Meta Platforms, Mark Zuckerberg, and others challenging Meta’s policy of censoring…