Lawsuit Accuses State Dept. of Funding Groups That Allegedly Favor Left-Leaning Media
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Lawsuit alleges US State Dept. violated 1st Amendment by funding "censorship firms" that favor left-wing media over conservative sites
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Firms like NewsGuard and Global Disinformation Index rate conservative sites as "riskiest" while ranking liberal outlets like NYT as "least risky"
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Lawsuit claims these firms starve conservative sites of ad revenue and redirect money to favored liberal outlets
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State Dept's Global Engagement Center accused of having its own censorship technologies that target disfavored media
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Federalist and Daily Wire request court find State Dept.'s actions exceed authority and pay legal fees; seek to halt "unconstitutional censorship scheme"