Trump tries to force Twitter to let him tweet again

[Marener]

Then Congress should revoke their 230 exemptions....

That would be bad for everyone.

 

[dblack]

Should they tell media companies that they have to give equal time to opposing sides in politics?

No. That's a direct violation of the First Amendment. It also requires government to designate which is the "opposing side", inevitably blocking some candidates for the benefit of others.

 

[j-mac]

That would be bad for everyone.

Can't have it both ways....

 

[Marener]

Can't have it both ways....

You can write the laws to have whatever you want.

 

[surada]

Oh noes..he's back! Well..maybe:

Trump tries to force Twitter to let him start tweeting again

Donald Trump wants a federal court to make Twitter give him back his bullhorn. In a late Friday legal filing, the ex-president asked a US district judge to grant a preliminary injunction that would restore his account while his lawsuit against Twitter makes its way through the courts.

Friday's filing argues that Twitter is "censoring" Trump, has too much power over political discourse in the US and had been "coerced" into the ban by Trump's opponents in Congress, The Washington Post reported.
Twitter banned Trump on Jan. 8, two days after a mob of his supporters stormed the US Capitol building in a riot that left several people dead, including a Capitol Police officer. Twitter said the ban was "due to the risk of further incitement of violence." In July, Trump sued over the Twitter ban.
Trump's use of Twitter redefined politics, letting him sidestep mainstream media to try to take hold of the political narrative. His account had 88 million followers, the Post noted, and his reach has been significantly reduced since the ban.
One researcher found that the week after the ban, online misinformation about election fraud fell by 73%. However, some Trump tweets that were blocked over election misinformation continue to circulate on other platforms.
Twitter wasn't alone in booting Trump. Facebook and Google-owned YouTube also kicked him off their sites after the Capitol riots, over fears about the incitement of real-world violence. The former president sued those platforms alongside Twitter, alleging censorship and First Amendment violations. Trump has for some time claimed without evidence that the companies discriminate against the right, a charge the firms have repeatedly denied.
Lawsuits that allege censorship and that argue social media companies violate the First Amendment when they remove posts or ban users have repeatedly been rejected by courts across the country. The First Amendment applies to the government, not to private companies like social media sites

James Woods is making the same claim... That Twitter was coerced into banning him.

 

[Leo123]

James Woods is making the same claim... That Twitter was coerced into banning him.

From what we are seeing now. That’s a distinct possibility.

 

[j-mac]

Looks like I was right, at least Twitter was stepping all over the line in the election….

 

[MagicMike]

Looks like I was right, at least Twitter was stepping all over the line in the election….

Not really.

No more than Russian social media influence sabotaged the 2016 election.

Right?

 

[Leo123]

Not really.

No more than Russian social media influence sabotaged the 2016 election.

Right?

Your depth of understanding in this issue is very shallow. Do some reading you are making a fool of yourself.

 

[MagicMike]

Your depth of understanding in this issue is very shallow. Do some reading you are making a fool of yourself.

Ditto!

 

[candycorn]

James Woods is making the same claim... That Twitter was coerced into banning him.

There was no coercion. The idea that the feds were worried about James Woods is particularly hilarious though.

 

[Cellblock2429]

There was no coercion. The idea that the feds were worried about James Woods is particularly hilarious though.

/——-/ Amazing that you have the inside track at the DOJ and FBI. Are there any other tidbits you can share or are you sworn to secrecy?

 

[candycorn]

/——-/ Amazing that you have the inside track at the DOJ and FBI.

Not so amazing. The only ones who think there was some coercion are the same folks who think professional wresting is real and Obama was born in Africa.

Are there any other tidbits you can share or are you sworn to secrecy?

Yeah, we're coming for you next. Better hide boi.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Not so amazing. The only ones who think there was some coercion are the same folks who think professional wresting is real and Obama was born in Africa.

Yeah, we're coming for you next. Better hide boi.

/——/ I’m ready for them. Those gamma rays are useless against me now.

 

[Cellblock2429]

twitter is not gov'ment CONtrolled like the above mentioned. they are a private biz'nez that has their own TOS/regs.

just like cable, satellite, & other social media platforms & they will tell him to fuck off; so .... that will be that.

/——/ Fast forward to today. Elon just proved you wrong. SNICKER

 

[surada]

/——-/ Amazing that you have the inside track at the DOJ and FBI. Are there any other tidbits you can share or are you sworn to secrecy?

Criminals always accuse law enforcement.

 

[Cellblock2429]

Criminals always accuse law enforcement.

/----/ So you admit it's criminals demanding we Defund the Police. WOWZA

 

[playtime]

/——/ Fast forward to today. Elon just proved you wrong. SNICKER

how so? it's not gov'ment owned.

he has his own TOS/regs ... however hypocritical he is & they are.

<snicker>

 

[Cellblock2429]

how so? it's not gov'ment owned.

he has his own TOS/regs ... however hypocritical he is & they are.

<snicker>

/——-/ Not when to government uses social media to censor. That’s a violation of the 1st Amendment. FBI, social media met weekly to censor Americans before 2020 election: MO AG

 

[playtime]

/——-/ Not when to government uses social media to censor. That’s a violation of the 1st Amendment. FBI, social media met weekly to censor Americans before 2020 election: MO AG

Chan testified that he personally warned social media companies of potential Russian “hack and leak” operation. Those warnings may have led to restrictions on the Hunter Biden laptop story.

really? THAT'S what you got?