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Didn't the courts rule it illegal for Trump to block followers on twitter?
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:52 am
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:52 am
Am I supposed to believe that it's legal for twitter to block all of Trump's messages?
Based on that precedent, I can't see how a law suit by Trump against Twitter would not win.
Based on that precedent, I can't see how a law suit by Trump against Twitter would not win.
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Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:54 am to Col Nathan Jessup
i did some hardcore inception on this board yesterday
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:54 am to Col Nathan Jessup
He has no rights with twitter, private company, can do what they want, don’t like it build your own twitter, build your own servers, yada yada yada
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:55 am to Col Nathan Jessup
Is it yesterday again? Do we need to have this conversation about misunderstanding the First Amendment for the umpteenth time?
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:55 am to SlowFlowPro
That was an especially edgy post.
Anything with Inception, and really Nolan, is edgy.
Anything with Inception, and really Nolan, is edgy.
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:56 am to LuckyTiger
Twatter became too large. Monopoly. Alabama case. Awoman religious supreme court. Are they a publisher or not?
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:56 am to LuckyTiger
one of my favorite things to watch on here is stuff being posted on here, then it goes out into the world, and ends up right back here
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:57 am to Col Nathan Jessup
Well, the first ruling was solely politically motivated.
If Trump brought a suit; they’d have no problem making a second ruling that was also politically motivated.
If Trump brought a suit; they’d have no problem making a second ruling that was also politically motivated.
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:59 am to Gravitiger
quote:
Is it yesterday again? Do we need to have this conversation about misunderstanding the First Amendment for the umpteenth time?
There is already precedent regarding social media and the first amendment
Posted on 1/13/21 at 7:59 am to LuckyTiger
quote:
He has no rights with twitter, private company, can do what they want, don’t like it build your own twitter, build your own servers, yada yada yada
They are allowed to treat Twitter like a public platform or a private entity based off convenience.
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:02 am to Col Nathan Jessup
Company that is governed by commerce clause and the SEC, “we’re a private company we can do what we want!!!”
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:03 am to Col Nathan Jessup
quote:
Am I supposed to believe that it's legal for twitter to block all of Trump's messages?
I think the ruling basically said that Trump was using the platform to deliver presidential messages, hence it was effectively official use. By blocking people he was preventing them from seeing the official messaging.
Twitter basically solved the problem for him by removing the platform, but I don't think they'd fall under the same ruling.
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:04 am to the808bass
quote:
Well, the first ruling was solely politically motivated.
If Trump brought a suit; they’d have no problem making a second ruling that was also politically motivated.
Which would probably contravene the 1st ruling, based on the same grounds.
They would use a revolving door to swing back against the original ruling to return to the original stance and protections, all the while trying to justify both positions.
They want to be right either way.
This post was edited on 1/13/21 at 11:34 am
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:04 am to jonnyanony
quote:
Twitter basically solved the problem for him by removing the platform,
but "the platform" is Twitter itself, not a specific account
either Twitter is "the public forum" or it's not
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:07 am to jamboybarry
quote:Yep. None of which applies to the OP's question.
There is already precedent regarding social media and the first amendment
This post was edited on 1/13/21 at 8:08 am
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:08 am to Gravitiger
quote:
None of which applies to the OP's question.
only if you take the narrowest of interpretations
the original ruling was a bad ruling just for this reason. designating social media as a "public platform" opens up pandora's box of issues
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:09 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:The government can't block your speech in a public forum. A private company can block your speech in a public forum. This is basic con law 101.
but "the platform" is Twitter itself, not a specific account
either Twitter is "the public forum" or it's not
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:09 am to SlowFlowPro
You should file an amicus brief when this hits the appellate circuit.
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:11 am to SlowFlowPro
quote:So now you're a broad constructionist?
only if you take the narrowest of interpretations
quote:But the original ruling is still the law of the land.
the original ruling was a bad ruling just for this reason.
quote:Such as?
designating social media as a "public platform" opens up pandora's box of issues
This post was edited on 1/13/21 at 8:21 am
Posted on 1/13/21 at 8:11 am to jonnyanony
quote:@POTUS is the official use
ruling basically said that Trump was using the platform to deliver presidential messages, hence it was effectively official use
@realDonaldTrump is just like anyone else’s account
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