Good for the thread. Does that absolve you from having to prove your contentions?
You are claiming facts not in evidence. I never denied their are campaign finance laws.
Twitter is not a state actor even if your media outlets try to tell you it is.
The courts already decided that.
"Here, Rutenburg's allegation does not and cannot satisfy these two requirements. First, Rutenburg makes no allegation that Twitter exercised any
state right or privilege to restrict her access to former President Trump's Tweets.
Lugar instructs that the alleged deprivation of constitutional rights must be rooted in the exercise of a state's sovereign power.
457 U.S. at 940;
see also Florer v.
Congregation Pidyon Shevuyim,
N.
A.,
639 F.3d 916, 922-23 (9th Cir. 2011) (analyzing a
Section 1983 claim in terms of whether the deprivation was caused by the exercise of a right or privilege "created by the State"). Instead, Rutenburg points to a supposed delegation of authority from former President Trump to operate what she contends is a public forum.
See Dkt. No. 2 ¶¶ 4, 57. At best, the amended complaint merely describes how Twitter using its own technical means reportedly disabled, removed, and otherwise restricted former President Trump's Tweets and accounts.
See id. ¶¶ 3, 28, 30, 32, 33, 37, 40, 42, 44, 47. None of this has any connection with the exercise of authority by a sovereign state. Thus, the amended complaint fails to allege any conduct with a nexus to a state privilege or power.
Second, Rutenburg's allegations do not demonstrate that Twitter is an entity that may fairly be said to be a state actor. It is undisputed that Twitter is a private company.
See Dkt. No. 2 ¶ 14 ("Twitter is a ubiquitous social media company."); Dkt. No. 17 at 2 ("Twitter is a private company."). Federal courts have uniformly rejected attempts to treat similar social media companies as state actors under
Section 1983.
See,
e.
g.,
Prager Univ.
v.
Google LLC"
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Stop getting legal opinions from Tucker and zerohedge/gateway pundit.
Ok. It's not illegal either.