It will not be a waste of time if the government and corporate actors are held accountable for the suppression of any discourse around what later turned to be factually 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.
Held accountable in what way?
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.