Elected officials cannot silence critics on social media, appeals court rules

CaughtInTheMiddle · 2019-01-07T19:04:49.399Z

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/elected-officials-cannot-silence-critics-on-social-media-appeals-court-rules/2019/01/07/0b63eca4-128f-11e9-803c-4ef28312c8b9_story.html

https://twitter.com/amarimow/status/1082324271203057666?s=19

@Safiel can probably explain this better than I can (and if it will stand) but it sounds like what they’re saying is if you’re an elected politician using social media to speak of government business, you can’t block people.

Jamerican · 2019-01-07T19:15:50.934Z

LOL!
Trying to silence the people.

The way folks be killing 45 on twitter I’m surprised he hasn’t had a mass blocking effort led by his gatekeepers.

I wish these rules applied to TV/Radio talk show personalities who have message boards. LOL!

ComfortablyNumb · 2019-01-07T19:17:16.570Z

They tried, and the Courts shut them down too.

CNBC – 23 May 18

Trump can't block Twitter followers, federal judge says

A lawsuit was filed in July 2017 by the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University and seven plaintiffs who had been blocked by Trump.