Loomer
Loomer v. Meta Platforms, Inc
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA San Francisco Division LAURA LOOMER, et al., Case No. 22-cv-02646-LB
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MOTIONS TO
v. DISMISS
MARK ZUCKERBERG, et al., Re: ECF Nos. 79–81, 114 Defendants. 16 INTRODUCTION The plaintiff is a former congressional candidate who was banned from Twitter and Facebook in 2018 and 2019 for alleged hateful conduct and for appearing with others banned for hateful conduct. She sued Facebook and Twitter over those bans several times before. In this case, she alleges that providers of social-media platforms, Procter & Gamble (which advertises on those platforms), and unnamed government officials constitute a racketeering enterprise that “unlawfully censors conservative voices and interfere[s] with American elections.” She claims that the enterprise violates the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act by engaging in interference with…