It's legally permissible for the government to do what it did, at least as far as any of the several court cases have been able to find evidence for, which is merely requesting content moderation.
It's obviously First Amendment protected speech for social media platforms to suppress whatever discourse they feel like for whatever reason they want.
More importantly, neither the legality nor ethical valence of these actions hinge on whether the claims actually end up being true.
It's legally permissible for the government to do what it did, at least as far as any of the several court cases have been able to find evidence for, which is merely requesting content moderation.
It's obviously First Amendment protected speech for social media platforms to suppress whatever discourse they feel like for whatever reason they want.
More importantly, neither the legality nor ethical valence of these actions hinge on whether the claims actually end up being true.