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5560675260 | 3 years ago

> the rules apply to them just the same as anybody else

Wasn't Trump forbidden from blocking people on Twitter by court order?

> "The First Amendment does not permit a public official who utilises a social media account for all manner of official purposes to exclude persons from an otherwise open online dialogue because they expressed views with which the official disagrees," Circuit Judge Barrington Parker wrote, citing several Supreme Court decisions.

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bee_rider|3 years ago

That's a good point, as public servants, elected officials should have fewer privileges, not more.