Washington – The Computer & Communications Industry Association, along with its co-amici TechNet, Chamber of Progress, and NetChoice, has filed an amicus brief in Washington v. Meta, explaining that Washington’s platform disclosure law is more restrictive than any other in the country and violates the First Amendment.
The law requires online sites to monitor and disclose political ads by their users or face a $30,000 fine if they fail to detect and disclose the political nature of an ad and report it.
The following can be attributed to Stephanie Joyce, Senior Vice President and Chief of Staff, who is the Director of CCIA’s Litigation Center:
“Courts have long recognized the First Amendment right to speak in advertisements. Washington’s demand that websites make complex legal judgments instantaneously about millions of ads, on pain of exorbitant fines, chills core political speech and could effectively shut down forums citizens use to participate in our democracy. We are asking the Washington Supreme Court to uphold the Constitution and reverse the lower court’s decision.”
