Florida Author Sues Amazon, Google, And Meta Over Alleged $18 Million ‘Censorship’ Plot

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A Florida author filed a federal lawsuit against Amazon, Google and Meta seeking about $18 million, alleging the platforms coordinated to suppress his creative work. He says Amazon removed his paperback and deleted reviews, then experienced shadow-banning and algorithmic demotion across Google and Meta that destroyed his book’s commercial prospects. The complaint alleges government-influenced “jawboning” and cites FOIA materials and legal precedent to argue platform moderation became state action, and it seeks treble antitrust damages under the Sherman and Clayton Acts. The filing asks for injunctions to restore reviews and visibility and demands disclosure of internal communications related to his accounts.

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